Cetaceans (Whales and Dolphins) in Alaskan Waters
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Alaska Cetaceans
Dolphins
Whales
- Beaked Whales
- Beluga Whales
- Bowhead Whales
- Fin Whales
- Humpback Whales
- Gray Whales
- Killer Whales (Orcas)
- Minke Whales
- North Pacific Right Whales
- Sperm Whales
Whale Watching
Marine Mammal Strandings, Mortalities, Injuries and Entanglement
- Stranding Summaries
- Stranding Report Form (for public)
- Mortality or Injury Report (PDF) (for fishing vessels)
- Large Whale Entanglement
Research and Publications
- National Marine Mammal Laboratory Research
- Alaska Fisheries Science Center Publications
- Southwest Fisheries Science Center Marine Mammal Molecular Genetics Sample Archive
- Summary of Reported Whale-Vessel Collisions in Alaskan Waters, Journal of Marine Biology, Volume 2012, Article ID 106282, 2012
- Abundance, trends and distribution of baleen whales off Western Alaska and the central Aleutian Islands, ScienceDirect, Zerbinia et. al., August 2006
- The effect of predation (current and historical) by humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on fish abundance near Kodiak Island, Alaska, NOAA Fisheries Bulletin, Briana H. Witteveen, Robert J. Foy, Kate M. Wynne, 2006
- Acoustic detection and satellite-tracking leads to discovery of rare concentration of endangered North Pacific right whales, Biology Letters, P. Wade et al., February 2006
- Listening for Large Whales in the Offshore Waters of Alaska, Biologist’s Toolbox, January 2006
- Large Whale Ship Strike Database , January 2004
- Incidental Take and Research Permits
