This Day in Alaska History-October 7th, 1914
Humpback Whale Calf Washes Ashore Near Juneau
Community members gather for a rare, up-close view of the young marine mammal before it is relocated south of town. A necropsy team is seeking answers on the cause of death On the morning of July 26, clear blue skies in Juneau brought residents outside to soak in the sun. Joggers, dog-walkers, and families […]
NOAA Announces Confirmed Large Whale Entanglement Numbers for 2023
There were 64 large whale entanglement cases documented in 2023—a decrease from 2022 and below the historical average. NOAA Fisheries has released the National Report on Large Whale Entanglements Confirmed in the United States in 2023. There were 64 confirmed large whale entanglement cases nationally in 2023. This is less than the 67 confirmed large whale […]
Whale poop links toxic algal blooms to ocean warming
Analysis of bowhead whale poop shows that more toxins from typically warm-water toxic algae species are entering Arctic food webs as northern oceans warm and lose sea ice. The findings are based on nearly 20 years of feces samples collected from bowhead whales harvested for subsistence purposes by Alaska Native people living on the Beaufort […]