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.


Recent news:

New paper on Southern Resident killer whale diet published in Endangered Species Research (March 2010)

New report on 2010 humpback whale research in Costa Rica (February 2010)

Report on SPLASH Symposium including Abstracts available (February 2010)

Paper published in Endangered Species Research on Hawaiian false killer whale movements (February 2010)

Unusual stranding of a Brydes whale in Puget Sound (January 2010)

Marine Mammal Commission report on Hawai‘i's false killer whales (January 2010)

Cascadia to celebrate 30th anniversary on 4 December (click for flyer on event)

 

Cascadia in the News

Cascadia's comments on proposed government actions

Current Projects

Cascadia's Qualifications
Biologists at Cascadia
Cascadia's Reports and Publications

SPLASH - Humpback whale study
Humpback and Blue Whale Photo ID Research (US and Central America)

Gray Whale Research

Marine Mammal Strandings

Killer Whale Research

Hawai'i Odontocete Research

Photographic gallery
How Can I Help?

Reporting a marine mammal sighting or stranding
Positions at Cascadia (including internships)
Directions to Cascadia

 

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

Telephone 1-360-943-7325