Wedgey (Alaska) @14641
Known as a male from genetic ID by the OSU Cetacean Conservation and Genomics Lab. According to Glacier Bay National Park biologist Janet Neilson, this is male #1083, born in 1990. They first noted the injury in #1083's left fluke blade in summer 2015. The injury was most likely caused by entanglement in commercial longline gear.
Glacier Bay & Icy Strait · North Pacific
58 Following 114 Followers83
Sightings
20
Years
7
Crossings
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Trophy case
5 earnedCrossed the Gulf
First of the Year
50 Sightings
Crossed the Gulf of Alaska — resighted on both the Hawaii breeding grounds and the Alaska feeding grounds.
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Pods
58 followingAsh (2025 calf of Magma) @141247 since Jul 12, 2025
Wook (SE Alaska) @29792 since Jun 24, 2025
WappiSimba (FS) @15623 since Jul 13, 2024
Chromosome (Juneau) @15642 since Jul 13, 2024
Vendetta (Northern BC) @18438 since Jul 1, 2024
Recent activity
Glacier Bay & Icy Strait · May 2026 May 13, 2026 · Glacier Bay & Icy Strait 23 m deepest· 1:15 longest Hawaiian Islands · Jan 2026 Jan 31, 2026 · Hawaiian Islands 88 m deepest· 3:52 longest Glacier Bay & Icy Strait · Jun 2025–Aug 2025 Aug 27, 2025 · Glacier Bay & Icy Strait 119 m deepest· 4:27 longest Au'au Channel · Feb 2025 Feb 10, 2025 · Au'au Channel 59 m deepest· 2:22 longest
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