Newest member of SEA and senior scientist, Dr. John Durban, has a recent article featured in the Seattle Times
John leads a ground-breaking study using aerial photos taken from drones. This footage demonstrates the connection between local killer whale health and the health of their favorite prey, big chinook salmon.
Check out the article here at https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/northwest-killer-whales-are-shrinking-in-size-and-so-are-their-prey-chinook-salmon-new-research-shows/
(photo credit John Durban/NOAA, under permit from Fisheries and Oceans Canada)