Yáay (Alaska) @26854
Known to be female from genetic ID by the OSU Cetacean Conservation and Genomics Lab and from observation with calf on May 12th, 2026 in Alaska according to Jessica Hamrick. Also formerly HW-MN0400859, NMFS-JRM-20070417-1-137, NMFS-JJV-20070417-1-137, and SS01-29-15
Glacier Bay & Icy Strait · North Pacific
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61 followingHelix (Juneau) @83824 since Jun 5, 2025
Vendetta (Northern BC) @18438 since Jun 3, 2025
Q-Tip (Juneau) aka Mad Cow (AWF) @5306 since May 30, 2025
CatsPaw (FS) @24834 since May 27, 2025
Arc (Southeast Alaska) @26180 since May 27, 2025
Recent activity
Glacier Bay & Icy Strait · May 2026–Jul 2026 Jul 23, 2026 · Glacier Bay & Icy Strait 47 m deepest· 1:38 longest Glacier Bay & Icy Strait · Mar 2025–Sep 2025 Sep 2, 2025 · Glacier Bay & Icy Strait — deepest Glacier Bay & Icy Strait · Mar 2024–Sep 2024 Sep 4, 2024 · Glacier Bay & Icy Strait — deepest Glacier Bay & Icy Strait · Mar 2023–Sep 2023 Sep 26, 2023 · Glacier Bay & Icy Strait — deepest
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