Partners | Southern Resident Orca Recovery

Partners in Orca Recovery

Southern Resident orca recovery is a collaborative effort involving a wide range of partners. Federal, state, tribal, and non-government organizations are working hard to increase efforts to save the iconic Southern Residents. Our partners are helping restore critical habitat for orca and their prey, working to reduce threats of vessel disturbance and contaminants, increasing education and awareness around orca recovery, and so much more. Check out our partners below to see some of the incredible work they are doing to help bolster our Southern Residents.

Partners in Orca Recovery

Federal Partners

Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Local Government Partners

Puget Sound Conservation Districts

San Juan County

San Juan County Marine Resources Committee

Non-Government Organizations

Adopt A Stream Foundation: Northwest Stream Center

Be Whale Wise

Center for Whale Research

Cetus Research & Conservation Society

EarthCorps

Friends of the San Juan Islands

Killer Whale Tales

Long Live the Kings

The Nature Conservancy

Oceans Initiative

Ocean Wise

Orca Action Month

Orca Behavior Institute

Orca Conservancy

Orca Network

Orca Salmon Alliance

Orcasound

Pacific Whale Watch Association

Promise the Pod

Puget Soundkeeper

Quiet Sound

Regional Fisheries Coalition

Salish Sea Institute

SeaDoc Society

Seattle Aquarium

The Whale Museum

The Whale Trail

Washington Environmental Council

Whale Scout

Wild Orca

State Partners

Conservation Commission

Conservation Districts

Department of Ecology

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Department of Natural Resources

Department of Transportation

Governor's Salmon Recovery Office

Puget Sound Partnership

Recreation and Conservation Office

Salmon Recovery Funding Board

State Parks and Recreation Commission

Washington State Ferries

Tribal Organizations

Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

Canadian Partners

Georgia Strait Alliance

Marine Education & Research Society

Straitwatch

Acknowledgement