Sentinels of Change: Gray Whales in the Arctic
![Aerial view of a gray whale near the ice edge with mud plume from bottom feeding. Photo credit: Vicki Beaver, NOAA Fisheries. NMFS Permit No. 14245. Funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (IA Contract No. M11PG00033). Sentinels of Change: Gray Whales in the Arctic](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image06-04-2016-08.37.07.jpg)
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 […]