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Kendy 🪼

@intertidalkendy.bsky.social

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(she/her) BSc marine bio 🌊 SeaChange Marine Conservation Society 🖤 Orca Conservancy 🐟 Adams River Salmon Society 🐙 opinions are my own

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Kendy 🪼 @intertidalkendy.bsky.social · Mar 23

Introduction 🌊✨

I am Kendy, I have a BSc in biology. I worked as a lab & teaching assistant while in university.

I am now the communications manager for SeaChange, the board secretary for Orca Conservancy, & a board director for The Adams River Salmon Society 💙

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Orca Conservancy @orcaconservancy.bsky.social · 14d

📣 Exciting announcement: We have a new webcam live-streaming in Puget Sound!

The cam is located in Burien, Washington, overlooking East Passage between the mainland & Vashon Island. This area sees whale traffic, including orcas, humpbacks and more.

www.youtube.com/live/w45z6_s...

Orca Conservancy Live Stream | East Passage

YouTube video by Orca Conservancy

www.youtube.com

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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 22d

At Our Ocean in Greece last year, I was asked what topics we are not talking about.

I answered, "If you ask people in my community what the three greatest threats to the ocean are, they would answer, the 'military, the military, and the military'."

www.reuters.com/investigatio...

They help preserve America’s dominance in the Pacific. They’re paying a painful price

The Pacific isle of Ebeye supports a nearby U.S. base that serves as a bulwark against a Chinese missile attack. But conditions are harsh: Diabetes is rampant and lifespans are short. The island’s neglect may provide an opening for Beijing.

www.reuters.com

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Steve Haddock @stevehaddock.bsky.social · Aug 28

Our science photo book The Radiant Sea is out Sept 2nd!!
30 years of research, 10 years of "we should", and a year of collating pix and writing.
Sönke and I show (mostly for the first time) images of how organisms produce, use, and interact with light in the sea. #bioluminescence #fluorescence 🦑🧪🌊

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Kendy 🪼 @intertidalkendy.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hangin with the buoys

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Jeff Day @jeffday.bsky.social · Aug 31

shoutout to this iNaturalist user who appears to be an ROV pilot in the gulf of mexico and posts occasional biological observations, including A GODDAMN TANINGIA ATTACKING THE ROBOT ARM OF THE ROV

www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Dana Octopus-Squid (Taningia danae)

Dana Octopus-Squid from Golfo de México (Golfo de América) on August 24, 2025 at 06:43 PM by Daniel Godínez

www.inaturalist.org

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Kendy 🪼 @intertidalkendy.bsky.social · Aug 31

long weekend plans

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Orca Behavior Institute @orcabehaviorinstitute.org · Aug 30

📢 Before you sign off to enjoy the three-day weekend, we have an important action alert for you courtesy of the Columbia-Snake River Campaign.

Learn more here:
columbiasnakeriver.com/hr2073

#freethesnake #nofishnoblackfish #orcas

Text that reads: "Urge your representatives: OPPOSE H.R. 2073. Deadline September 3, 2025. On September 3rd, Congress is debating H.R. 2073, the so-called "Defending Our Dams Act," a bill that locks in the failing status quo on the Lower Snake River; blocking real solutions for salmon, orcas, and violations of Tribal treaty rights. coumbiasnakeriver.com/HR2073"

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Pacific Whale Watch Association @pacificwhalewatchassociation.com · Aug 28

This, this, so much this. It's been a fantastic year for sockeye and pinks, but approximately 80% of the endangered Southern Resident killer whales' diet is Chinook, followed by roughly 15% coho.

vancouversun.com/news/bc-angl...

B.C. anglers flock for sockeye, but experts warn of decades-long declines for salmon

But fisheries experts are cautioning that this year's strong sockeye returns should not distract from declines in salmon populations.

vancouversun.com

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Kendy 🪼 @intertidalkendy.bsky.social · Aug 28

Northern Vancouver Island is, as always, a dream come true 🩷

Kendy 🪼 @intertidalkendy.bsky.social · Aug 19

The legend himself ⛓️🪚

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Orca Conservancy @orcaconservancy.bsky.social · Aug 7

For our supporters in British Columbia ⬇️

Orca Conservancy’s Board Secretary @intertidalkendy.bsky.social will be speaking on Thetis Island this Sunday (10/08) about Southern Residents & watershed-wide conservation!

www.orcaconservancy.org/events/conse...

Conservation of the Southern Resident Killer Whales (The Orca-Stra of the Salish Sea) — Orca Conservancy

Join Kendra, Board Secretary at Orca Conservancy, and Thetis Island Nature Conservancy on August 10thto learn more about the Southern Resident killer whales, Orca Conservancy’s work, and a watershed-w...

www.orcaconservancy.org

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Kendy 🪼 @intertidalkendy.bsky.social · Aug 7

Salmon Saturdays are back 🐟🫶🏻

Kendy 🪼 @intertidalkendy.bsky.social · Aug 7

Amazing encounter with the T65Bs & T101s last night 🫶🏻🖤

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Orca Conservancy @orcaconservancy.bsky.social · Jul 18

J63 IS A GIRL! 🩷🎉

In early July, @whaleresearch.bsky.social photographed the underside of J63, confirming she is female!

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Orca Conservancy @orcaconservancy.bsky.social · Jul 15

🚨 ACTION ALERT
Contact your representatives to protect the Marine Mammal Protection Act from weakened regulations. We have put together additional information, contacts, suggested talking points, & resources. Hearing Date is July 22nd.

www.orcaconservancy.org/blog/action-...

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Kendy 🪼 @intertidalkendy.bsky.social · Jul 13

Got an early start to my salmon spotting season in late June thanks to Stamp River sockeye 💙

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CPAWS-BC @cpawsbc.bsky.social · Jul 7

@seachangemarine.bsky.social's eelgrass expert Sarah Cook, who is working to restore these vital habitats, shares why eelgrass is so important for marine life, coastal protection, and carbon storage.
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Eelgrass meadows: the coastal lifeline at risk | Planting Curiosity

Join Rachael Tancock as she dives beneath the waves to explore the hidden world of eelgrass, an underwater flowering plant that forms lush meadows along the B.C. coast. In this episode, Rachael meets ...

www.cbc.ca

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Kendy 🪼 @intertidalkendy.bsky.social · Jul 4

Bringing this meme back to try & summon 🙏🏻

Kendy 🪼 @intertidalkendy.bsky.social · Jul 4

@mckensea.bsky.social we are being PERCEIVED! 😂

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Jul 3

Pleased to report that someone who I don’t know made “bad Ocean Ramsey movie bingo” and it includes my name

www.tiktok.com/@mckensea/vi...

if you can read lips you can see me saying multiple times “I’m mad”. I have SO many things I could say about this film 🥲 I wanted sososo much more but really it just ended up being an hour and a half ...

TikTok video by Mckenzie Margarethe 🪸🐠

www.tiktok.com

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SeaChange Marine Conservation Society @seachangemarine.bsky.social · Jul 3

June was an event filled month for us!

SeaChange team members attended 8 different events that allowed us to reach hundreds of people to share about eelgrass, our work, and what everyone can do to help the ocean.

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Orca Conservancy @orcaconservancy.bsky.social · Jun 26

We have some exciting news!

The J Pod Eye Patch Guide 2025 is NOW AVAILABLE for free digital download and printed booklets are available for pre-sale.

Get yours here: www.orcaconservancy.org/eye-patch-gu...

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Orca Conservancy @orcaconservancy.bsky.social · Jun 25

🚨 ACTION ALERT🚨

Submit a public comment opposing the proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to repeal limits on carbon emissions produced by power plants and weaken critical environmental protections.

ACTION ALERT: Oppose EPA Rollbacks of Carbon Pollution Safeguards — Orca Conservancy

Submit a public comment opposing the proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to repeal limits on carbon emissions produced by power plants and weaken critical environmental pro...

www.orcaconservancy.org

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Center for Whale Research @whaleresearch.bsky.social · Jun 23

Big news!

Our latest paper, “Manufacture and use of allogrooming tools by wild killer whales” has been published in “Current Biology”.

This is the first known evidence of a marine mammal making tools out of objects in their environment.

Explore more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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SeaChange Marine Conservation Society @seachangemarine.bsky.social · Jun 17

There are two species of eelgrass in the Salish Sea. Common eelgrass (Zostera marina) has thicker leaves & lives waters up to 7m. Japanese eelgrass (Zostera japonica) is an introduced species with thinner leaves & lives in shallower waters.

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Orca Conservancy @orcaconservancy.bsky.social · Jun 11

The public comment period is open now through September 30, 2025. This is your chance to speak up for endangered orcas, wild salmon, and the health of the Salish Sea. We have put together an Action Alert with more info and how to comment: www.orcaconservancy.org/blog/action-...

ACTION ALERT: Oppose Tidal Energy in Rosario Strait; Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale Critical Habitat — Orca Conservancy

Submit a public comment opposing the proposed permit by Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (OPALCO) to the Department of Energy | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. Project No. ...

www.orcaconservancy.org

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