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Sentinels of Change: Gray Whales in the Arctic

By Amelia Brower/JISAO on Apr 6, 2016 At Sea, Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

Gray whales do things differently. Gray whales look different, swim farther, and fight more fiercely than other whales. They owe their distinctive mottled look to a coat of crustaceans that can weigh up to 400 pounds. Their swim from Alaska to Baja and back may be the longest annual migration of any mammal. And they […]

Newest NOAA Fisheries Survey Vessel Begins U.S. West Coast/Alaska Whale Survey

By NOAA Fisheries on Jul 10, 2015 At Sea, Featured

NOAA’s newest research ship, the Reuben Lasker, departs San Diego this week on its first scientific mission that includes surveying gray whales along the West Coast. The survey will also search the Gulf of Alaska for right whales, among the most rare and endangered whales on Earth. The expedition is a collaboration between the Southwest […]