The cold waters of Washington’s Salish Sea experienced a record-breaking humpback whale baby boom this year.
The Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) said a total of 21 humpback calves have been documented in the waters around Washington and British Columbia this year, marking the highest annual number on record. For comparison, only 11 were spotted in 2020.
“[This] has been a banner year for female humpbacks coming into the Salish Sea with new calves,” Wendi Robinson, naturalist with Puget Sound Express, said in a news release Friday. “Calves only travel with mom for a year or so and then they’re on their own. Once they’re familiar with our waters, they
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