A long-term study shows southern Alaska killer whales switch between salmon species and also eat groundfish as seasons and ...

Applied research collects data needed to ensure food security for Indigenous subsistence hunters in the United States and Canada. In 2025, NOAA and the Alaska North Slope Borough successfully ...

Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, ...

A fin whale washed ashore on Anchorage's mudflats over the weekend. By Nov. 18, it had started to freeze over. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Whales hold a deep and an outsized role in Alaska’s ...

The enormous whale carcass that was discovered over the weekend near Anchorage measured 47 feet in length—about the width of a college basketball court—and is believed to be a young female. Barbara ...

A long-term study using DNA from whale scat has revealed surprising complexity in the diets of southern Alaska’s fish-eating killer whales.

Craving a summer in real Alaskan freedom? Juneau has glaciers, whales, rainforest trails, and wild wonder. Let's guide you through when to visit, how to get there, what to do, where to stay, and how ...

A 47-foot fin whale that washed ashore near downtown Anchorage last weekend has become what one naturalist described as an ‘icy monument.” Emma Luck, an Alaska-based researcher and naturalist, shared ...

Passengers will have the chance to learn how to spot and track whales during MSC Cruises’ first Alaska sailings this summer.