Field Note: What Responders Do After a Whale Dies

Our coast is alive with movement. Whales, dolphins, fish, rays, and countless smaller creatures travel through the same corridors that shape our weather, our tides, and our seasons. Some pass through on long migrations. Others live here year round. All of them respond to the heating and cooling of the water, the pulse of the estuary, and the shifting sandbars that define our shoreline.
Marine life shows us what is happening offshore long before we see it on land. A whale’s skin, a dolphin’s behaviour, a sudden change in fish numbers, or a quiet day in the estuary can all be early signals. These stories help us read the corridor more clearly and understand how local conditions affect the animals that share our coastline.
This section brings together strandings, behaviour notes, seasonal movement, and the small details that reveal how marine life is coping with a changing coast. It is a place to learn, to observe, and to stay connected to the waters that shape our community.





