More sea lions found dead with shotgun wounds in Seattle area Seals and sea lions caught twice as much chinook salmon as orcas did in 2015 — and about six times more than humans did. John Ryan
Task force urges help for salmon, ban on watching endangered orcas Governor Jay Inslee’s task force on orcas says boosting the whales' salmon diet and giving them quiet, clean waters can save the southern resident killer whales from extinction. Kim Malcolm
Why famished orcas may have to wait 90 years for more salmon That’s what environmental activists found as they began to restore the tiny Rhone-Poulenc salt marsh deep in the industrial bowels of Tacoma. John Ryan
Stop fishing salmon, orca lovers say. You’re missing the point, Skagit tribe says At meeting after public meeting over the past six months, orca lovers and orca experts have urged bold action: Everything from removing dams to restricting or banning activities that can harm the whales. John Ryan
For orcas, the ocean is like a super loud upstairs neighbor In Canada, the Port of Vancouver has ships slowing down through orca habitat. Now, some are hoping to do the same in Puget Sound. Eilís O'Neill
Death threats. Kidnapping plans. Nothing could stop Ballard's sea lions Douglass McCrea wonders why he is seeing fewer sea lions at the Ballard Locks. We'll explore the mystery. Deborah Wang
Canada's Wild Salmon Caravan Connects Future Of Fish And Indigenous People Warming oceans and development threaten the West Coast's wild salmon. So activists started a traveling celebration to draw attention to the plight of the sockeye in Canada's Fraser River. NPR Staff
Uh oh, coho! Something's killing suburban salmon. Car tires a prime suspect New study points at chemicals from tiny bits of car tires as a prime suspect in the untimely deaths of salmon in Seattle-area creeks John Ryan
Should you feel guilty for eating Chinook salmon? Given the starving orca population in the Puget Sound, we look at whether or not humans should stop eating Chinook salmon. Sophie Reid