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Alaska Region Marine Mammal Stranding Network Newsletters

Bi-annual newsletter summarizing marine mammal strandings, unusual…
December 10, 2020 - Other Reports ,
Alaska

Time for a Whale Disentanglement: Thanksgiving in Tenakee Springs

Tenakee volunteers also assist NOAA with Bigg’s killer whale necropsy.
December 04, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Chew and Lewis Myron Tenakee Springs, AK Gordon Chew uses a GoPro on a pole to assess the humpback entanglement while Steve Lewis carefully negotiates the full circumference of the whale. Credit: Rachel Myron, NOAA permit #18786-04

Teamwork Saves Harbor Seal with Teeth Stuck in Grate

Volunteers and experts formed a rescue team to safely release the seal.
May 14, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Personnel at the hatchery in Valdez discovered a harbor seal with its teeth stuck in metal grating.

Take the Lead: Do Not Feed Steller Sea Lions Video

Video on why you should not feed Steller sea lions—feeding sea lions is…
February 18, 2020 -
Alaska
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Alaska Region Marine Mammal Annual Stranding Reports

Annual summary reports of strandings of cetaceans (whales) and pinnipeds …
January 27, 2020 - Other Reports ,
Alaska

Cook Inlet & Kodiak Marine Mammal Disaster Response Guidelines and Appendices

Cook Inlet and Kodiak Marine Mammal Disaster Response Guidelines (CIKMMDRG…
November 08, 2019 - Policy and Guidance ,
Alaska

U.S. Whale Entanglement Response Level 1 - Alaska Region First Responder Training

Level 1 First Responder training to prepare recreational and commercial…
October 02, 2019 -
Alaska
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New Online Course for Spotting and Reporting Entangled Whales in Alaska Waters

Highly-trained responders depend on boating community to be “eyes and ears…
October 02, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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NOAA Fisheries Declares Unusual Mortality Event Due to Elevated Strandings of Ice Seals in the Arctic

The increase in ice seal mortality is nearly five times the average number.
September 12, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Diseased Ice Seals

Unusual Mortality Events (UMEs) for ice seals in the Bering and Chukchi Seas of Alaska.
Alaska