BC Whales conducts research using non-invasive approaches including acoustic monitoring, drones, land-based and coastal marine surveys. Our research spans the entire BC coast from the Great Bear Rainforest to the Salish Sea.

Land Based Research

Since 2001 we have been collecting land-based data on the occurrence, frequency, and behaviours of whales.

Acoustic Monitoring

If you want to understand whales, you have to listen!

Marine Surveys

Marine surveys allow us to reach the most remote corners of the BC coast.

Drone Projects

The introduction of drones has revolutionized our work.

Genetics Projects

DNA shapes our world, and we are just starting to uncover the secrets hidden within.

The SWAG Project

Ships, Whales, and Acoustics in Gitga’at Territory

The BC Hydrophone Network

If you truly want to understand the world that whales live in, you need to listen!