Posts Tagged ‘whales’
Volunteers trained to respond to whale entanglements
When whales get entangled in fishing gear or other marine debris, it’s a potentially life-threatening event that takes a group of trained specialists to provide help. And with whale entanglements…
Read MoreKRBD: Whale encounters topic of next Ask UAS presentation
Gary Freitag will discuss whales of Southeast Alaska and his work with the Marine Mammal Stranding Network. He and Shellie Tabb give details about the presentation.
Read MoreUnalaska uses teamwork and technology to save whales
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…
Read MoreBeluga whale research captures spotlight
Kim Ovitz’s research on beluga whales on the Kenai Peninsula has received international attention recently. Through her Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship, Ovitz has been observing beluga whales at the…
Read MoreUAF student studies whale watching impacts on humpbacks
Whale watching is a booming business in Alaska’s state capital. Over the past nearly 20 years, the number of whale watching boats in the waters around Juneau has roughly doubled.…
Read MoreStrait Science: Researcher makes connection between wind and whales
Dr. Carin Ashljan, scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, spoke in Nome about her 11-year project looking at the bowhead feeding zones near Utqiagvik as part of the Strait Science lecture series hosted by UAF and Alaska Sea Grant.
Read MoreWhale entanglement responders trained in Petersburg
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.
Read MoreFast-food opportunity appeals to humpback whales
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,…
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