Petersburg Marine Mammal Center

Summer science camp connects Petersburg students to their environment

By Alaska Sea Grant | September 13, 2023

Smiling students and their instructor standing in front of a waterfall. They are standing on the back of a boat wearing life jackets.

Nine middle school students recently participated in a week-long summer science camp in Petersburg focused on science-related activities and careers. The program was organized by the Alaska Sea Grant in…

Whale entanglement responders trained in Petersburg

By Sue Keller | July 11, 2017

Whale entanglements in fishing gear are infrequent near Petersburg but when they happen the Petersburg Marine Mammal Center needs trained people to respond. On June 30, NOAA’s Ed Lyman helped build the response team by training nine people in large whale disentanglement response methods.