News; Washington; Two new shark species are moving into Puget Sound: ‘They’re not supposed to be here’ July 31, 2024 Updated Wed., July 31, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. A broadnose sevengill shark at ...

Killer whales in Puget Sound may be designated as new species of orca. Published: Mar. 28, 2024, 3:00 p.m. By . ... just like the residents’ emphatic dietary rule of eating only fish.

SEATTLE — For more than a century, killer whales have been understood to be just one worldwide species, Orcinus orca, with many types. But now, after decades of work, scientists have determined ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking feedback on its draft Endangered Species Management Plan for Southern ...

PUGET SOUND, Wash. — Researchers from Oregon State University recently made the first scientific confirmation of two "distinct shark species" in Puget Sound, one of which is critically endangered.

While the Salish Sea may be a body of water that is 6,500 square miles in size, South Puget Sound is developed and urbanized. Yet the broadnose sevengill now swims there. This apex predator species is ...

The recent findings bring the number of known shark species in Puget Sound to 11. “Sharks have been in Puget Sound for millions of years. They are a sustained presence and a sign of a healthy ...

They feed on marine mammals as well as fish and crabs. ... The scientists' soupfin sighting brought the number of known shark species in Puget Sound to 11, according to reporting from KUOW.

From the Olympic Peninsula's verdant rain forests to the depths of Puget Sound, this region is unusually rich in its variety of plants and animals. But many of those species are at risk of ...

Oregon researchers document 2 shark species for first time in Puget Sound Researchers discovered broadnose sevengill shark and the critically endangered soupfin shark near Olympia. To stream KING ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University researchers have made the first scientific confirmation in Puget Sound of two distinct shark species, one of them critically endangered. The ...