The Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Network and the Anchorage Community faced frigid temperatures to observe the deceased whale. On the evening of November 16, the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Statewide 24-hour Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline received a report of a dead whale. It had been found on the beach near the Coastal Trail in Anchorage. The […]
For one humpback whale the injuries were consistent with a ship strike, the other is still undergoing review. Alaska stranding network members, including Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services, and NOAA Fisheries, necropsied two humpback whales in Icy Strait in July 2024. On July 3, NOAA Fisheries received a report of a floating humpback whale, […]
Radiocarbon Dating Techniques Used to Estimate Ages. In a new project, scientists hope to learn more about age determination and maximum lifespan of Pacific sleeper sharks. Scientists are examining the nuclear core and outer eye lens layers of this species to estimate plausible age ranges. Results of this study may offer valuable information to […]
Community support key to removing a plastic packing band from sea lion’s neck. For the second year in a row, three experts successfully freed an entangled Steller sea lion in Kodiak. NOAA Fisheries’ Kim Raum-Suryan and Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Lauri Jemison, along with veterinarian Dr. Kate Savage, had been here before. In 2023, […]