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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
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 hazardous to your health and safety.
February 18, 2020 -
Alaska
poster explaining why people shouldn't feed sea lions

Cook Inlet & Kodiak Marine Mammal Disaster Response Guidelines and Appendices

Cook Inlet and Kodiak Marine Mammal Disaster Response Guidelines (CIKMMDRG) address disaster response activities specific to cetaceans and pinnipeds, such as oil spills, in the Cook Inlet and Kodiak regions of Alaska.
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 boaters to report whale entanglements in Alaska.
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” on the water.
October 02, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
man on raft reaches to cut a line entangling a humpback whale

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 and Unusual Mortality Events

UMEs for ice seals in the Bering and Chukchi Seas of Alaska.
Alaska

Frequent Questions: 2018-2019 Ice Seal Unusual Mortality Event

The Unusual Mortality Event involving ice seals in Alaska occurred from June 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 with peak strandings between June 1, 2018 and August 31, 2019. NOAA Fisheries and partners investigated the event.
Alaska
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2018–2019 Ice Seal Unusual Mortality Event in Alaska (CLOSED)

NOAA Fisheries closed the investigation into the Unusual Mortality Event affecting stranded bearded, ringed, and spotted seals in Alaska.
Alaska