The Whale Museum is open daily from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm with some exceptions. View our current hours here.
Upcoming Events and Programs:
Note: all times are listed in Pacific Time.
August 13, 7:00 PM: Dr. Jennifer Tennessen - Center for Ecosystem Sentinels: Tagging Along: How Wearable Devices have Transformed our Understanding of Orcas’ Hunting Behavior and the Impacts of Human Disturbance. You can catch this lecture live at TWM or streaming on our YouTube channel.
In this presentation Dr. Tennessen will show how a suction cup-attached archival tag the size of a cell phone has revolutionized marine mammal behavioral ecology research and transformed our understanding of the secret lives of whales and dolphins. She will share findings from her studies of the underwater hunting behavior of resident orcas, focusing on how sound and movement information from biologging tags have revealed critical insights about how they pursue and capture salmon in the Salish Sea, and how noise from human activities reduces their chances of hunting success. Finally, she will discuss promising efforts underway that have the potential to quiet noisy waters, promoting foraging opportunities for Southern Residents.