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Aug 202 min read

New Research Alert: Humpback Whales Manufacture Bubble-nets as Tools

[SITKA, ALASKA, August 21, 2024] - In a groundbreaking study published today in Royal Society Open Science , scientists from the Alaska...

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Alaska Whale Foundation Research Report: September, 2023

AWF Team

Oct 16, 20233 min read

Alaska Whale Foundation Research Report: September, 2023

Month at a Glance: Effort: Days on the water: 5 Sampling stations: 46 Total # ID: 149 Drone flights: 38 Biopsies: 18 Nutrient samples:...

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Alaska Whale Foundation Research Report: August, 2023

AWF Team

Sep 27, 20233 min read

Alaska Whale Foundation Research Report: August, 2023

Month at a Glance: Effort: Days on the water: 12 Sampling stations: 103 Total # ID: 432 Drone flights: 57 Biopsies: 5 Nutrient samples:...

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Alaska Whale Foundation Research Report: July, 2023

AWF Team

Aug 7, 20233 min read

Alaska Whale Foundation Research Report: July, 2023

Month at a Glance: Effort: Days on the water: 10 Sampling stations: 103 Total # IDs: 251 Drone flights: 3 Biopsies: 1 Nutrient samples:...

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Using drones to study the health and body condition of North Pacific humpback whales

AWF Team

Jul 26, 20236 min read

Using drones to study the health and body condition of North Pacific humpback whales

Four researchers, outfitted in bright red survival gear, are bobbing at sea aboard a bright orange zodiac on a beautiful day in Southeast...

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AWF Team

Jul 12, 20233 min read

AWF Research Update: June, 2023

Month at a Glance Effort: Days on the water = 10 Sampling stations = 96 Total # Photo-IDs = 157 Drone Flights = 90 Biopsies = 5 Nutrient...

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The whale pump: investigating humpback whale-driven nutrient cycling in Southeast Alaska

AWF Team

Jun 8, 20238 min read

The whale pump: investigating humpback whale-driven nutrient cycling in Southeast Alaska

How can whale fecal matter— i.e., poop —help us to understand ocean ecosystems? “A little to the left!” A bright red zodiac moves slowly...

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Reviving archived data to better understand humpback whale behavior

Sonja Feinberg

May 19, 20235 min read

Reviving archived data to better understand humpback whale behavior

Breathtaking. This is the best way I can describe the synchronized hunt of bubble-netting humpback whales in Southeast Alaska. First, an...

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We eat our pancakes with Spruce Tip Syrup

Alex Jenkins

Jun 24, 20215 min read

We eat our pancakes with Spruce Tip Syrup

*This post is not a foraging guide. Please only forage with an experienced guide. In March, the arrival of herring in droves to their...

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Makayla Guinn

Jun 9, 20214 min read

“Wait, you’ve never seen a whale?”

This question floated around the field station just a few days after my arrival, sparking both awe and excitement in the eyes of my...

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Alex Jenkins

May 31, 20213 min read

The Magic of Warm Springs Bay

It’s a cold spring in Lingít Aaní, also called Southeast Alaska, the land of the Tlingit people who have been its stewards for over...

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AWF Team

Jun 30, 20177 min read

Night on the net pens

Cruising along the slick evening waters of Chatham Strait, heading north toward my evening dwelling, I watch the clouds move slowly...

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A picturesque place, or a reality check?

AWF Team

Jun 7, 20175 min read

A picturesque place, or a reality check?

As a university student, it is easy to get caught up in the life of writing papers, studying for exams, preparing for grad school and...

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East coast, west coast: From Massachusetts to the last frontier

AWF Team

May 25, 20175 min read

East coast, west coast: From Massachusetts to the last frontier

We were heading south along Chatham Strait towards Warm Springs Bay when the fog started rolling in. The thick blanket came at us and...

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The foraging habits of the three stooges

AWF Team

Jun 18, 20163 min read

The foraging habits of the three stooges

The first part of this year’s field season at the Center for Coastal Conservation is already reaching its final few weeks. Fortunately,...

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AWF Team

Jun 6, 20169 min read

New item on the menu

Pacific salmon are Alaska’s most important renewable resource both for industry and identity. Economically, salmon account for 37% of the...

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