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Registration is now open for our 2025 Marine Naturalist Training Program! This is an intensive overview of the natural history of the San Juan Islands and the marine waters of Washington and Southern British Columbia (known as the Salish Sea).
The program features five days of remote lectures with optional in-person field trips! Learn more here.
The Whale Without a Tail: The Whale Museum's Research Director, Jessica Farrer, is interviewed by AP News. Watch the video and read the article here.
The Whale Museum: promoting stewardship of whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through education & research
In the Pacific Northwest of the United States lives the Southern Resident Community of Orcas, an endangered population of orcas, sometimes known as "killer whales".
The Whale Museum, located in beautiful Friday Harbor, Washington, opened to the public in 1979 as the first museum in the country devoted to a species living in the wild. Today, our museum continues to promote stewardship of whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through education and research.
Help support the Southern Resident orcas by making a donation, adopting an orca, or becoming a member of The Whale Museum. Or, simply pay us a visit! Our Gallery of Whales is a great way for individuals, students and families to receive a personal introduction to the whales of the Pacific Northwest. Purchase admission tickets online.
Our current hours are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily. (closed on some holidays and scheduled refurbishment and inventory dates). If you are planning on visiting the museum as a group, we do offer a schedule around our open hours.
Please call or email with any questions: (360) 378-4710 ext. 30 or info@whalemuseum.org.
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