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VASHON HYDROPHONE PROJECT (VHP)

please help... all contributions are greatly appreciated - make your check payable to ACS/PS, specify VASHON HYDROPHONE or VHP in memo section and mail to:
     ACS/PS VHP
     PO Box 17136
     Seattle, WA 98127.

project coordinators:
Ann - Vashonorcas@aol.com
Joe - Joe@acspugetsound.org

Drink good coffee and help the whales

a percentage of sales from Orca blend coffee from the Vashon Island Coffee Roasterie benefit the American Cetacean Society Puget Sound Chapter's Vashon Hydrophone project

view more info on Orca Blend from the Vashon Island Coffee Roasterie (www.tvicr.com)

VHP Recordings

Nov 2005-MP3-288 KB

Nov 2005-MP3-429 KB

Nov 2005-MP3-786 KB

Nov 2005-MP3-234 KB

Nov 2005-MP3-79 KB

For Puget Sound Orca Research

Our local orcas, the Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW), are Endangered, and that is not just our opinion - this is an official designation under the Endangered Species Act. ACS/PS is committed to collaborating with NMFS in recovering this vulnerable population.

As part of conservation and recovery planning for the Southern Residents, NMFS and other orca researchers are seeking more information about the Southern Residents' winter distribution, travel, and feeding behavior. The Vashon Hydrophone Project is inspired by other acoustic research projects like Paul Spong's OrcaLab on Hanson Island, BC, and the Whale Museum's SeaSound Remote Sensing Network on San Juan Island. more about the project...

Fall 2006

- VHP Update - K and L Pods Blow into Town... Whulj Vol. 7, Issue 4

Summer 2006

- VHP Quickie - Rare Summer Whale Sightings in Puget Sound - Transient killer whales visited the Vashon Hydrophone Project (VHP) site in Colvos Pass several times in late June and early July... Whulj Vol. 7, Issue 2

Winter 2006

- Best SRKW Recordings Yet! On November 9, 2005, K Pod slipped into Central Puget Sound under the radar and treated the VHP to a nighttime sonic masterpiece. ..Whulj Vol. 7, Issue 1

Fall 2005

- Contact! Whulj Vol. 6, Issue 4

Summer 2005

- Vashon-Maury important for SRKW New Mothers Whulj Vol. 6, Issue 3

Spring 2005

- recordings from Vashon Hydrophone Project presented to community... Whulj Vol. 6, Issue 2

Winter 2004/2005

- one year! - whale IDs, Vashon nursery, special appreciation... Whulj Vol. 6, Issue 1

Fall 2004

- killer whales at last ! - first recordings... Whulj Vol. 5, Issue 4

Winter 2004

- installation !! - Whulj Vol. 5, Issue 1 - additional photos

American Cetacean Society - Puget Sound Chapter
P.O. Box 2341 - Kirkland, WA 98083-2341