The orcas lurking beneath the surface of Washington state's Puget Sound are some of nature's most magnificent, imposing and endangered species. Stefanie Stockwell and Mindy Roberts, both longtime ...

The National Marine Fisheries Service has denied permission to a Skagit County, Wash., drainage district to repair a tide gate that protects 10,000 acres of farmland from being flooded by saltwater.

The National Marine Fisheries Service says extending the life of this Skagit Delta tidegate in northwest Washington will jeopardize the continued existence of Puget Sound chinook salmon and killer ...

ONE OF THE largest pink forecasts in history is set to return this summer and state fishery managers will bump up limits in response. Anglers in Washington can expect similar salmon fishing ...

Southern Resident orcas of the J pod are pictured in an undated photo. Marla Smith, Orca Network Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald Boaters are being asked to practice vigilance in Puget Sound as ...

In 2018, the Southern Resident Killer Whale named Tahlequah gave birth to a female calf that sadly died shortly thereafter. In her grief, she pushed her calf for more than 17 days across 1,000 miles.

Almost the entire population of southern resident killer whales gathered in central Puget Sound on Sunday, but the newest member of J Pod, a newborn known as J64, was not among them. According to a ...