Marine Life of Georgia Strait

The waters of the Strait support a huge variety of plant and animal life including:

• seals, porpoises, killer whales, sea lions and other marine mammals
• at least 200 species of fish including five species of wild salmon
• more than 1500 invertebrate species
• hundreds of species of seabirds and shorebirds
• about 500 marine plant species, including 200 varieties of seaweeds

Learn more:

• Comments on Amendments to Marine Mammal Regulations - May 23, 2012
• Species at Risk
• Marine Habitat
• Marine Life Fun Facts
• Be whale wise: guidelines for watching marine wildlife (2006)
• Field Guide to Killer Whale Watching (Lifeforce Foundation) - PDF
• Southern Resident Killer Whale ID guide (Lifeforce Foundation) - PDF
• BC’s Reefs Among Science’s Great Finds - Feb 24, 2005
• Caution: Herons at Work

• What's at Risk? Public concerns in the shared waters of BC and Washington

• B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network

• Salish Sea Hydrophone Network - listen to the orcas!