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A Balancing Act for Harbor Seals on Ice: Weighing Long-term Protection for Seals with a Growing Interest in Vessel-based Tourism

Alaska Marine Science Symposium poster
January 01, 2014 - Other Reports ,
Alaska

Killer Whales in Distress

Scientists are working to understand why the population of Southern Resident killer whales isn’t rebounding, and what we can do to help them recover.
December 23, 2013 - Podcast ,
West Coast
A Southern Resident killer whale leaps into the air. Credit: NOAA

Response to an Entangled Humpback Whale in Southeast Alaska

Case Study: Multi-Faceted Response to an Entangled Humpback Whale in Southeast Alaska August 23 to September 5, 2013. Alaska Marine Science Symposium poster.
September 05, 2013 - Other Reports ,
Alaska

Blinded by the Noise—Whales and Dolphins in a Noisy Ocean

Many marine mammals use hearing to find their way through the world. But parts of the ocean are filling up with man-made noise, and that has the potential to leave them partially blinded. The CETSOUND project might help.
September 03, 2013 - Podcast ,
National
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The Case of the Dead Dolphin

When a NOAA marine biologist performs a necropsy on a dolphin that washed up dead on the beach, she’s not only monitoring the health of marine mammals. She’s monitoring human health as well.
June 27, 2013 - Podcast ,
West Coast
Marine biologist Kerri Danil necropsies a long-beaked common dolphin calf that washed up in La Jolla, CA. Credit: Rich Press.

Harbor Seals in Tidewater Glacial Fiords in Alaska and Responses to Cruise Ships

Presentation for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking 2013 public meetings on disturbance to harbor seals in glacial habitats
April 23, 2013 -
Alaska

Preliminary Assessment of Radionuclide Exposure

Assessment of radiation levels from tissue samples from pinnipeds involved in the 2011 Northern Pinnipeds Unusual Mortality Event.
February 17, 2012 -
Alaska

Summary of Reported Whale-Vessel Collisions in Alaskan Waters

Summary of 108 reported whale-vessel collisions in Alaska from 1978–2011.
January 01, 2012 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Alaska

All Tied Up: Taking a Closer Look at Humpback Whale Entanglement in Alaska 1990–2011

Humpback Whale Entanglement in Alaska 1990–2011 (poster)
November 23, 2011 -
Alaska

Marine Debris Education Program Supplement: Marine Debris Coloring Book, 1989

NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/AKR-9
February 20, 2011 -
Alaska