humpback – Alaska Sea Grant

Unalaska uses teamwork and technology to save whales

By Paula Dobbyn | November 13, 2018

aerial view of men in raft using pole to cut line from entangled whale

Humpback whale sightings are becoming increasingly common in Unalaska, and so are whale entanglements. In late October 2018, Alaska Sea Grant’s Melissa Good helped coordinate efforts to successfully free a…

Fast-food opportunity appeals to humpback whales

By Lauren Frisch | October 13, 2015

A whale mouth near net pens - NOAA permit #14122

Sitka, Alaska—Four humpback whales in Southeast Alaska have discovered their own fast-food restaurant. The whales have been eating juvenile chum and coho salmon at hatchery release sites in Chatham Strait,…