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Ensuring the long-term health of  whales & coastal ecosystems.

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Our team of scientists, students, and staff work to understand, protect, and inspire appreciation for whales and their marine habitat through ecological monitoring, research, mentorship, community-building, and global engagement.

 

As our planet continues to warm, we need your help more than ever to ensure the long-term health of marine mammals and ocean ecosystems.

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ALASKA WHALE FOUNDATION

Our 2025 call for interns is now closed. Thanks to all who applied.
Be sure to follow our social media pages for future opportunities!

DIVE DEEP INTO OUR WORK

Updates from the field 

Watch the award-winning 2022 PBS original series, Changing Seas, to take a deep dive into the work that AWF scientists and others are doing to study humpback whales in the face of climate change.

PBS Special: Changing Seas
Browse our recent publications & reports
2023 
Research Report

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2023 
Annual Report

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2022  Research Report

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Ocean Health Program Brochure

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Support our Work

The Alaska Whale Foundation is able to achieve its research goals in the remote wilderness of Southeast Alaska because of individual donors who are as passionate about our mission as we are. 

 

Please consider making a contribution today.

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© ALASKA WHALE FOUNDATION, 2023

Alaska Whale Foundation is a federally-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by US law. All images, video and acoustic material collected under National Marine Fisheries Permit Number 19703.

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Petersburg, AK 99833

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