#j52

[orcacharm]

J52 Sonic: 2015-2017

Probable great-grandson of J7 Sucia

Grandson of J16 Slick

Son of J36 Alki and J26 Mike

Nephew of J26 Mike, J33 Keet, J42 Echo, J48 Saiph, and J50 Scarlet

Cousin of J64

Probable great-nephew of J3 Merlin

(Gary Sutton - Apr. 1, 2017)

[csnews]

Sad and disturbing news from the Center for Whale Research

Sep. 25, 2017

OrcaNetwork:

2-year old J52 "Sonic" has been declared deceased. This brings the Southern Resident orca family down to just 76 (or 77 counting Lolita/Tokitae still captive in Miami), lower than it has been since the early 1980s, and only 5 more than the all time low of 71 in 1976 after the capture era. J52 "Sonic" 2015-2017 He was the first offspring of J36 "Alki." He is survived by his uncle J26 "Mike" and aunts J42 "Echo" and J50 "Scarlet," who was born only two months before J52. J52 was reported emaciated Sept. 13 from unmanned hexacopter photographs by Holly Fearnbach, Drs. John Durban (NOAA) and Lance Barrett-Lennard (Coastal Ocean Research Institute). 

Ken Balcomb, Senior Scientist, Center for Whale Research, provides background and implications of the loss of J52: "The SRKW population as of 1 July 2017 was 77 whales. As of 19 September, another SRKW (J52 - a two and a half year old male) is deceased, presumably from malnutrition. All of the SRKW observed this summer appear lean, and they appear to us to be skinny and small compared to Bigg’s Transient killer whales in the Salish Sea that have abundant prey resources (seals and other marine mammals). "In the early years of our study, the average calving interval (live birth) for sexually mature females was calculated to be 5.2 years, with a 3 year interval observed for some females. The abort/neonate mortality was estimated at 42% of conceptions. The average calving interval (live birth) is now 9+ years, and the abort/neonate mortality is estimated to be 75% or more. "All indications (population number, foraging spread, days of occurrence in the Salish Sea, body condition, and live birth rate/neonate survival) are pointing toward a predator population that is prey limited and non-viable. We know that the SRKW population-sustaining prey species is Chinook salmon, but resource managers hope that they find something else to survive. If something isn’t done to enhance the SRKW prey availability almost immediately (it takes a few years for a Chinook salmon to mature and reproduce, and it takes about twelve years for a female SRKW to mature and reproduce), extinction is inevitable within decades to a century with current predator/prey trajectories. "This situation is not pretty, and its solution is politically and practically complex. I have advocated for a relatively practical fix for the time being (remove dam obstacles to natural Snake River Chinook production - potentially hundreds of thousands to a million or more adult Chinook spawners returning), and work toward restoration of natural runs of Chinook salmon in the Salish Sea watersheds for the long term. But, obviously, the political will (votes and $$) is not there yet. We are trying to save this iconic Pacific Northwest population of very charismatic animals with information."

[aleksiann]

J52-Sonic RIP baby boy ❤️🐳

[keiko-conservation-blog]

SOS! Our amazing friends @swimming_in_moonlight and @hauntedluminous have teamed up with us to create @pnwprotectors! These two live on the shores of the Salish Sea and, alongside the community of whale lovers in the Pacific Northwest, have witnessed firsthand the brutal decline of the Southern Resident Orcas. The recent death of J-52 "Sonic," a two year old orca calf, has made this situation even more critical and these animals need you to be a voice for them before it's too late. "You and me. We hold the power to make changes, collectively, together. This organization’s principles are steeped in the hope that real, lasting change can be made at an individual level to help protect and save and better steward our animals and our oceans. Sonic’s (J52) death was the tipping point for PNWProtector’s launch when news surfaced of the two year old Orca’s untimely death to the heartbreaking fate of starvation. I was standing by, hoping some person behind some invisible curtain would do something about the dwindling numbers of Salmon and the disappearing Orcas, when suddenly it dawned on me that the only lasting change starts individually and collectively. Today is step one. J-52’s memorial flyer is going to be displayed everywhere that allows me to post it in their place of business. With mass awareness of the issues we face, I believe we can make giant strides to bringing the Snake River Dams down, thus resolving a huge facet of the PNW’s Salmon dilemma. If you would like a copy of this digital file to print, please DM me or I can send you however many flyers you would like. Have a PNWProtectors story? Please tag #pnwprotectors so we can feature it on our feed. Together we can do this friends!👊 Let’s Save our Salmon and our Orcas. Photograph by the talented naturalist PNWProtector @hysazu ~~~ #pnwprotectors #pnw #pacificnorthwest #conservation #oceanconservation #ocean #orca #orcas #memorial #j52 #sonic #salishsea #oursalishsea #action #politics #activism #environment #salmon #nofishnoblackfish #savewildsalmon #freethesnake"

[uncountry]

[fxatticsstudios]

Excited to share the latest addition to my #etsy shop: J52.0 Fiend Edition #j52 #red #halloween #black #scaryclown #tvmoviecharacter #wwe #fiendmask #jokermask #slipknotmask #braywyatt https://etsy.me/2WLlTGo https://www.instagram.com/p/B4hkmiGApuM/?igshid=1jsrb1e03khuk

[fxatticsstudios]

Excited to share the latest addition to my #etsy shop: J52 Fiend #j52#white #joker52 #halloween #wwe #kid #fxatticsstudios #freeshipping #braywyatt #slipknotmask #clownmask #etsyshop https://etsy.me/2mFP3Jx https://www.instagram.com/p/B2_9OG-ggnQ/?igshid=sud6uzbz6s37

[skaanapod]

Orca Update: RIP Sonic & #stopkm

When we set out to launch the Skaana podcast there were 83 Southern Resident orcas in the Salish Sea. Today there are 76. We’re losing matriarchs, we’re losing babies. The Center for Whale Research just declared that J52, Sonic, was missing and presumed dead. The last images of Sonic showed that he was starving to death.…

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Orca Update: RIP Sonic & #stopkm was originally published on MLY