A 47-foot fin whale that washed ashore near downtown Anchorage last weekend has become what one naturalist described as an ‘icy monument.” Emma Luck, an Alaska-based researcher and naturalist, shared ...
Matson partnered with biologists to develop “WhaleSpotter,” a thermal imaging technology to help ships steer clear of the ...
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It’s now been more than a month since a 47-foot fin whale washed up on the Anchorage coastal flats, near the mouth of Fish Creek. In those first days after the whale’s Nov. 16 appearance, the ...
Applied research collects data needed to ensure food security for Indigenous subsistence hunters in the United States and Canada. In 2025, NOAA and the Alaska North Slope Borough successfully ...
Dr. Will Gough skillfully deploys a suction-cup tag on a foraging humpback whale in Southeast Alaska. “Many animals use tools to help them find food,” explains Professor Lars Bejder, co-lead author of ...