https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8 Thank you for posting with your first name and last name in the title. We will contribute to this Padlet to create a class resource that shows a collection of information about Orca Whales, the Salish Sea, and marine life captivity. en-us 2021-01-19 16:56:12 UTC 2026-01-18 15:37:18 UTC hello@padlet.com grace_meloy https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102620734 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQpGT1BgdX4&list=LLj214GubtynEfDseyy_z50Q&index=701]]> 2021-01-19 18:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102620734 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102634889 The Salish Sea is one of the world's largest and biologically rich inland seas]]> 2021-01-19 18:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102634889 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102635351 2021-01-19 18:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102635351 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102637478 2021-01-19 18:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102637478 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102639699 The Salish Sea's surface area is approximately 7000 square miles and is home to more then 8 million animals ]]> 2021-01-19 18:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102639699 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102640065 2021-01-19 18:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102640065 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102640551 https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.guinnessworldrecords.com%2FImages%2Fkiller-whale-header_tcm25-576318.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.guinnessworldrecords.com%2Fnews%2F2019%2F6%2Fthe-animal-from-which-great-whites-flee-five-killer-records-held-by-orcas-576308&tbnid=7VLDSH-JZ3U35M&vet=12ahUKEwjSwKuLzKjuAhXCHTQIHeFMDGYQMygCegUIARDXAQ..i&docid=7yUWo7MTGpdRAM&w=1065&h=600&q=orca%20whale&hl=en&safe=active&ved=2ahUKEwjSwKuLzKjuAhXCHTQIHeFMDGYQMygCegUIARDXAQ]]> 2021-01-19 18:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102640551 hicksbro000 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102640552 2021-01-19 18:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102640552 grace_meloy https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102641360 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/orcas-captivity-welfare/]]> 2021-01-19 18:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102641360 goodmmad000 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102643685 2021-01-19 18:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102643685 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102647830 Salish Sea
Surface area | 18,000 km² (6,900 sq mi)
Average depth | 130 m (430 ft)
Max. depth | 670 m (2,200 ft)
Residence time | 110 days]]> 2021-01-19 18:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102647830 hicksbro000 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102648881 https://www.seadocsociety.org/about-the-salish-sea]]> 2021-01-19 18:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102648881 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102649091 Orca's are technically Dolphin's ]]> 2021-01-19 18:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102649091 allsoemm000 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102649207

]]> 2021-01-19 18:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102649207 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102650689 In the blink of an eye, profound and disturbing changes have occurred in the Salish Sea. Increasingly, the sea and its surrounding watersheds are challenged by an ever-growing list of threats. Ocean acidification, a burgeoning human population, increased marine shipping traffic, and unchecked waste water and sewage runoff are just a few of the immediate pressures that are endangering this jewel of an ecosystem.]]> 2021-01-19 18:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102650689 grace_meloy https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102651677 The institute offers a lot of information about the Salish Sea to WWU students and our wider community, as well.]]> 2021-01-19 18:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102651677 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102654547 male orcas live 17 years and females live up to 29 years ]]> 2021-01-19 18:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102654547 hicksbro000 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102658944 2021-01-19 18:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102658944 grace_meloy https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102664679 2021-01-19 18:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102664679 duettmar000 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102664759 2021-01-19 18:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102664759 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102666520 https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/plants_animals/sea_life/

^^talks about sea/marine life]]> 2021-01-19 18:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102666520 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102668080 The sea stretches from the channels of the Discovery Islands north of the Strait of Georgia to Budd Inlet at the south end of Puget Sound. It is partially separated from the open Pacific Ocean by Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula. Major port cities on the Salish Sea include Vancouver, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Bellingham, Port Angeles and Victoria. Much of the coast is part of the Pacific Northwest megalopolis.]]> 2021-01-19 18:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102668080 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102668562 2021-01-19 18:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102668562 statojam000 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102669924 2021-01-19 18:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102669924 goodmmad000 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102673506 2021-01-19 18:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102673506 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102675367 the salish sea is home to one of the few places that have the right climate for the killer whales to live in

]]> 2021-01-19 18:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102675367 adamsmir001 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102678634 2021-01-19 18:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102678634 nelsobay000 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102685201 2021-01-19 18:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102685201 grace_meloy https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102688888 This article talks about ending breeding programs for captive Orca Whales.]]> 2021-01-19 18:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102688888 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102691873 Killer whales (also called orcas) are apex predators, meaning they are at the top of their food chain. They feed on fish and squid like other odontocetes (toothed whales) do, but will also target seals, sea birds and even whale species far bigger than themselves. Killer whales are also the only known predators of great white sharks.]]> 2021-01-19 18:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102691873 duettmar000 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102695221 https://www.the-scientist.com/tag/marine-biology]]> 2021-01-19 18:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102695221 hicksbro000 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102698379 https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/marine-mammals-captivity]]> 2021-01-19 18:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102698379 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102700323 do the animals that have been in captivity still have natural instincts to do things such as hunt, migrate, things like that ]]> 2021-01-19 18:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102700323 grace_meloy https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102702424 Can marine life be successfully returned to the wild after captivity? What programs currently exist?]]> 2021-01-19 18:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102702424 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102703130 Orcas have the most diverse diet of all cetaceans, eating anything from salmon to seals, whales and squid.]]> 2021-01-19 18:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102703130 burtzhud000 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102706622 2021-01-19 18:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102706622 hicksbro000 https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102719074 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk1VdQxeTn4]]> 2021-01-19 18:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/grace_meloy/illb41gf8nx5hgh8/wish/1102719074