Strawberry Isle Marine Research Society (SIMRS) is a registered charity based in Clayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. We are a group of naturalists dedicated to conducting long-term research and monitoring, providing emergency marine mammal response, and educating the public about marine ecosystems.

 

OUR MISSION:

“To promote and conduct marine research, monitoring, and education in Clayoquot Sound.”

KILLER WHALE MONITORING

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This #WildlifeWednesday is about the greater moon jellyfish! Moon jellyfish (Aurelia labiata) are part of the phylum Cnidaria, and although they look like they belong floating through outer space, these jellyfish find their home in the waters from Ca
We still have space to host some volunteer citizen scientists on our July sea star surveys! Join us in the field on: Friday, July 23rd 6:30AM in Ucluelet Saturday, July 24th @7:00AM in Tofino Sunday, July 25th @7:15AM in Tofino Monday, July 26th @
We are proud to announce that we have been chosen as the 2021 recipients of the @clayoquotbiospheretrust Biosphere Research Award grant! . With this grant we will be re-launching our Pelagic Marine Species Survey to provide the only year-round censu
Happy World Orca Day! We got to celebrate today with some of our favorite gangs and frequent visitors to Clayoquot Sound - the "Runaways" T109As and the T109A2s that have split recently to form their own runaway gang. We've been monitoring
Welcome to another #WildlifeWednesday, where today we will be talking about the elusive and dramatic hunter, the Large Type B Killer Whale! Living in the frozen world of the Antarctic, The larger Type B whales are one of 5 ecotypes in the Southern He
We are almost 1/2 way through our #seastar stewardship field season. Time flies when you’re having fun! . SIMRS would like to take the time to thank and recognize some of the “star” volunteers who have helped make this season of fi
It's time for another #scicommsaturday with a #orcaawarenessmonth theme! . “Chinook salmon supply in winter key to survival of killer whales, study says” and “When Chinook salmon is off the menu, other prey will do for endangered or
In honour of June being #orcaawarenessmonth this #FunFactFriday will be about the killer whale V4 call, dubbed the "universal excitement call”. . An expression all humans are familiar with is laughter. No matter what language you speak, l
Today, on #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay we give special thanks to and acknowledge Hesquiaht First Nation, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, Toquaht Nation, Ahousaht First Nations, and Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Nation on whose traditional territories we are grateful
Welcome to another #WildlifeWednesday! This week we’ll be talking about the Wolf Eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus). Don’t let the name fool you, wolf “eels” are a species of fish! Even though their name says otherwise, they are di
We spent the morning at Terrace Beach with the Outdoor Education class from Ucluelet Secondary School performing intertidal biodiversity transects (IBTs). We used quadrats to measure the abundance, richness, evenness and diversity of the rocky intert
During the lifespan of a Pacific salmon an individual fish may travel many thousands of kilometres. Salmon migrate from their natal freshwater streams where they were born to the open ocean where they grow up and feed as adults. They then return &ldq