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Jessica Crance

Jessica Crance is a marine mammal bioacoustician with the Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Marine Mammal Laboratory.
Image: Spotlight on the North Pacific Right Whale—An Interview with NOAA Fisheries Marine Mammal Scientist Jessica Crance

Signs of Hope For The World’s Most Endangered Great Whale Population

Discovery of a juvenile—named “Phoenix”—renews hope for survival of the endangered eastern North Pacific right whale population, currently at extremely high risk of extinction.
Image: Signs of Hope For The World’s Most Endangered Great Whale Population
Image: First Recording Of North Pacific Right Whale Song

Facebook Live at the Smithsonian

Broadcast from Scientific Symposium “Whales on the Brink: Stories from the Rice’s Whale Discovery and Right Whale Tales”
Image: Recent Sightings of Highly Endangered Eastern North Pacific Right Whales Raise Hope for Recovery

Documenting the Elusive North Pacific Right Whale

North Atlantic right whales get a lot of attention. In this episode, we learn a little about their lesser known West Coast cousins: North Pacific right whales, whose numbers are dramatically low.
Image: Documenting the Elusive North Pacific Right Whale
Image: 18 Years of Eastern North Pacific Right Whale Sightings Shed Light on Important Habitats and Movements
Image: Four Endangered North Pacific Right Whales Spotted in the Gulf of Alaska

Meet the Whales

Learn more about some of the individual North Pacific right whales that have been identified thus far!

Arctic Whale Ecology Study 2013 Cruise Report

The ARCWEST (Arctic Whale Ecology Study) cruise took place on board the R/V Aquila. The cruise began in Kodiak, AK on 13 August 2013 and ended in Kodiak on 18 September 2013. Chief Scientist was Dr. Catherine Berchok from 13 August until 9 September and J

AI Speeds Delivery of Information Critical for Whale Conservation

Training AI to detect and identify marine mammal calls from underwater acoustic recordings opens new possibilities for more cost-effective marine mammal research.
Image: AI Speeds Delivery of Information Critical for Whale Conservation
Image: New Photos May Be First Visual Evidence Of North Pacific Right Whales Feeding In Bering Sea In Winter

Whales and Climate Change: Big Risks to the Ocean's Biggest Species

Climate change is impacting ocean ecosystems and resulting in many challenges for a variety of marine species, including whales.