Port Townsend Marine Science Center

The Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s Orca Project will engage people on both a scientific and personal level as they learn the story of a stranded female orca. The whale, bearing toxic load that compromised her immune system, was accompanied by a male offspring, who stayed by her side during the entire ordeal. Photographs, videos, and recordings document this event. This orca’s skeleton, restored, articulated, and displayed, will be complemented by educational activities and community events that combine this story with related scientific information. The project will address the direct connections that exist among Puget Sound communities and the global ocean environment.