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Gray Whale
Once common throughout the Northern Hemisphere, gray whales are now only found in the North Pacific Ocean where there are two extant populations in the eastern and western North Pacific. Learn more about gray whales.
Gray Whale Condition and Calf Production
We estimate the number of gray whale calves born each year and assess the whale body condition during their northward migration in the spring. These surveys are essential to tracking the status of the eastern North Pacific gray whale population.
Gray Whales in the Eastern North Pacific
A conservation achievement that resulted in the recovery of the California gray whale population from near extinction.
Gray Whale Research In Alaska
The Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Marine Mammal Laboratory conducts research to manage and conserve gray whale populations in Alaska.
Gray Whale Population Abundance
To understand how the eastern North Pacific gray whale population is responding to changes in the environment following its recovery from low numbers due to commercial whaling, we study changes in abundance over time.
Sentinels of Change: Gray Whales in the Arctic
Gray whales are now making their great annual migration to Arctic feeding grounds. What they find there may be changing.
Alaska Gray Whale UME Update: Twentymile River Whale Likely One of Twelve Dead Gray Whales So Far This Year in Alaska
Twelve dead gray whales were confirmed in Alaska in 2020. The Gray Whale Unusual Mortality Event, declared May 2019, continues along the west coast of North America, from Mexico through Alaska.
Young Gray Whale Found Dead at Clam Gulch in Alaska
NOAA Fisheries confirms fourth dead gray whale in Alaska
Gray Whales Born in Big Numbers
NOAA Fisheries scientists keep track of how many gray whale calves are born each winter, and it looks like this was a banner year for calf production.
International Collaboration To Monitor And Respond To Tagged Gray Whale
NOAA Fisheries and Canadian partners working together, sharing information and expertise to respond to gray whale.
Another Three Gray Whales are Found Dead, Bringing the Total in Alaska to Ten
NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region has received reports of three additional dead gray whales, bringing the number of gray whale mortalities in Alaska to ten.
Gray Whale Contacts
Contact information for Protected Resources and Science Center staff who work on gray whale management and research.
Dead Gray Whale Found on Kodiak Island, Alaska's Third
NOAA Fisheries is closely tracking increase in gray whale strandings along the West Coast
2019-2023 Eastern North Pacific Gray Whale UME (CLOSED)
The Unusual Mortality Event involving stranded eastern North Pacific gray whales along the western coast of North America has ended.
Closure of 2019–2023 Eastern North Pacific Gray Whale Unusual Mortality Event
The Unusual Mortality Event involving stranded eastern North Pacific gray whales has ended.