Jefe (Alaska) @16285
This whale is known to be male from genetic ID by the OSU Cetacean Conservation and Genomics Lab and is known from research conducted by ECOBAC from the photo-identification catalog of humpback whale of Banderas Bay, Mexico (FIBB catalog).
Au'au Channel · North Pacific
50 Following 28 Followers8
Sightings
13
Years
2
Crossings
Sightings by year
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’26
Trophy case
4 earnedCrossed the Gulf
First of the Year
Decade Veteran
Crossed the Gulf of Alaska — resighted on both the Hawaii breeding grounds and the Alaska feeding grounds.
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Pods
50 followingParcheesy (FS) @16919 since Jan 25, 2026
Yoda (BC) aka Spot (Northern BC) @15036 since Jan 25, 2026
шествие (RCHP) @23674 since Jan 25, 2026
HW-MN0440409 @13811 since Jan 25, 2026
Malaelae @6347 since Jan 25, 2026
Recent activity
Au'au Channel · Jan 2026 Jan 24, 2026 · Au'au Channel — deepest Hawaiian Islands · Dec 2024 Dec 3, 2024 · Hawaiian Islands — deepest Glacier Bay & Icy Strait · Aug 2024 Aug 8, 2024 · Glacier Bay & Icy Strait — deepest Au'au Channel · Feb 2024 Feb 11, 2024 · Au'au Channel — deepest
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