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VASHON HYDROPHONE PROJECT (VHP)
For Puget Sound Orca ResearchOur 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... Summer 2008- VHP Update and the Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators (NAME) Conference... Whulj Vol. 9, Issue 3Winter 2008= VHP Update - a Prolific Season... collaboration with Mark Sears and researchers from NOAA fisheries to document 25 Southern Resident killer whale encounters in Vashon-Maury waters between November 2007 and January 2008; the VHP made an unprecedented 14 recordings... Whulj Vol. 9, Issue 1Fall 2007- VHP Update - Southern Residents Return to Vashon (J Pod returns after more than a year's absence)... Whulj Vol. 8, Issue 4Winter 2007- VHP Update - A Well-Timed Gift from the Southern Residents (K Pod and L12's)... Whulj Vol. 8, Issue 1Fall 2006- VHP Update - K and L Pods Blow into Town... Whulj Vol. 7, Issue 4Summer 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 2Winter 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 1Fall 2005- Contact! Whulj Vol. 6, Issue 4Summer 2005- Vashon-Maury important for SRKW New Mothers Whulj Vol. 6, Issue 3Spring 2005- recordings from Vashon Hydrophone Project presented to community... Whulj Vol. 6, Issue 2Winter 2004/2005- one year! - whale IDs, Vashon nursery, special appreciation... Whulj Vol. 6, Issue 1Fall 2004- killer whales at last ! - first recordings... Whulj Vol. 5, Issue 4Winter 2004- installation !! - Whulj Vol. 5, Issue 1 - additional photos |
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