| Title | Orca visits are annual event |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1981 |
| Authors | Anonymous |
| Secondary Title | Oregon Wildlife |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pagination | p.16 |
| Date Published | 05/1981 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley SK439 .A31, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | California sea lion = Zalophus californianus, Killer whale = Orcinus orca, predation, Yaquina Bay |
| Notes | Describes the annual spring visit to Yaquina Bay (generally in April) of transient killer whales. “Five Orcas entered Yaquina Bay in early April and were seen killing at least five sea lions before heading back out to sea. The group included one female over 20 feet long and weighing an estimated 20 tons.” While the whales were allowed to linger in the 1980s, this is no longer the case. Today, the Coast Guard escorts the killer whales out of the bay, in order to prevent harassment or a disastrous accident involving excited boaters. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/kd17ct965 |
| Series Title | Oregon wildlife |
