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Here is the list of the marine mammal species that could possibly show up in the Bellingham area.  Those with a question mark (?) are not very likely.     Pinnipeds  (Seals and Sea Lions) Cetaceans (dolphins, porpoises,and whales) harbor seal harbor porpoise northern elephant seal Pacific white-sided dolphin northern fur seal Dall's porpoise Guadalupe fur seal (?) ----not likely killer whale, or orca California sea lion humpback whale (?) ----not likely Steller sea lion fin whale minke whale Mustelids (weasels, skunks, and otters) sea otter (?)  ----not likely