Dolphins Delight With Return to BC Waters, but Some See ‘Invasive Species’

Pacific white sided dolphins swim the waters of Queen Charlotte Strait, along the northeast coast of Vancouver Island in B.C., in this August 2018 handout image. The Canadian Press/HO-University of British Columbia-Andrew Trites

After 100 years of absence, large numbers of Pacific white−sided dolphins are back in the northern part of British Columbia’s Salish Sea.

But while their return is being greeted by some with delight, the head of a commercial fisheries group is dismayed by the appearance of what he calls an “invasive species,” alongside increasing numbers of seals and sea lions.