Some species being studied by Cascadia Research Collective (from top left to bottom right): humpback whale, Blainville's beaked whale, blue whale, Townsend's big eared bat, false killer whale, gray whale, killer whale with harbor porpoise. All photos (c)

Cascadia Research is a non-profit, tax-exempt (recognized by the IRS under501c3) scientific and education organization based in Olympia, Washington, USA. We were founded in 1979 primarily to conduct research needed to manage and protect threatened marine mammals.

Who to contact?

Our general office number is 360-943-7325 or toll free 800-747-7329

Strandings of large whales in the state or strandings of any marine mammal in Thurston or Mason Counties you can call our stranding hotline at 360-791-9555 or our general office at 360-943-7325 or 800-747-7329. We will want to know the date, time, location, description, and your name and number. To report a marine mammal stranding anywhere in Washington State please call National Marine Fisheries Service 206-526-6733.

For information on our stranding program contact Jessie Huggins at jhuggins@cascadiaresearch.org

For business information or donations contact John Calambokidis at calambokidis@cascadiaresearch.org

For internships e-mail Kiirsten Flynn at kflynn@cascadiaresearch.org

For information on our bat research contact Greg Falxa at gfalxa@cascadiaresearch.org

For information on our west coast baleen whale research contact John Calambokidis at calambokidis@cascadiaresearch.org

For information on our satellite tagging work contact Greg Schorr at gschorr@cascadiaresearch.org

For information on our Hawaii odontocete research contact Robin Baird at rwbaird@cascadiaresearch.org

For information on our southern California beaked whale research contact Erin Falcone at efalcone@cascadiaresearch.org or Greg Schorr at gschorr@cascadiaresearch.org

For information on our Washington state killer whale research contact Robin Baird at rwbaird@cascadiaresearch.org

To contact us by mail write to:

Cascadia Research Collective, 218 1/2 W 4th Ave., Olympia, WA 98501 USA

Telephone 1-360-943-7325