Cetaceans (Whales and Dolphins) in Alaskan Waters

Alaska Cetaceans

• Dall's Porpoise
• Harbor Porpoise
• Pacific Whitesided Dolphin

• Beaked Whales
• Beluga Whales
• Bowhead Whales
• Fin Whales
• Humpback Whales
• Gray Whales
• Killer Whales (Orcas)
• Minke Whales
• North Pacific Right Whales
• Sperm Whales

Marine Mammal Strandings, Mortalities and Injuries

• Stranding Summaries
• Stranding Report Form (for public)
• Mortality or Injury Report (for fishing vessels)

Research and Publications

• National Marine Mammal Laboratory Research
• National Marine Mammal Laboratory Quarterly Reports
• Stock Assessment Reports
• Alaska Fisheries Science Center Publications
• Southwest Fisheries Science Center Marine Mammal Molecular Genetics Sample Archive
• Abundance, trends and distribution of baleen whales off Western Alaska and the central Aleutian Islands, ScienceDirect, August 2006
• Acoustic detection and satellite-tracking leads to discovery of rare concentration of endangered North Pacific right whales, Biology Letters, February 2006
• Listening for Large Whales in the Offshore Waters of Alaska, Biologist’s Toolbox, January 2006
• Large Whale Ship Strike Database, January 2004

• Alaska Marine Mammal Viewing Guidelines and Regulations
• Alaska Whale Stock Definition and Geographic Range (4 MB)
• Environmental/Socio-Economic Analyses
• NOAA Fisheries Whale Information
• Whale Information for Kids