Excerpt: “Here we bring together sighting data from aerial and shipboard surveys in the southern and central Chukchi Sea, as well as recent sightings of humpback whales near
Utqiagvik, Alaska to document these observations more fully.
Authors: Kathleen M. Stafford, John C. George, Qaiyaan Harcharek, Sue E. Moore
Journal: Marine Mammal Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.13051
Photo credit: Dr. Mridula Srinivasan NOAA/NMFS/OST/AMD [Humpback whale breaching. ]