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#745 Harbor Porpoises of the Salish Sea

(Airdate; October 15, 2025) What was that “pffit, pffit” sound? That small, triangular fin? A dolphin? But it doesn’t
want to play in our boat’s bow wake. Ah, it is a Harbor Porpoise, the smallest cetacean found in the Salish Sea. What do we know about them? Not very much it seems. Scientists are just learning more through direct, non-invasive observations of individuals. Join Nan Evans as she talks with Dr. Cindy Elliser of Pacific Mammal Research (PacMam) and explore what they have been recently discovering and just how much more there is to learn about these secretive mammals.