Launaana aka Norio @6332
This whale is known from research by Alaska Whale Foundation and from the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Humpback Whale Catalogue. Known as a male from genetic ID by the OSU Cetacean Conservation and Genomics Lab. Also known as "Roman" in BC.
Chatham Strait · North Pacific
51 Following 455 Followers117
Sightings
18
Years
2
Crossings
Sightings by year
2008 – 20252008
2012
2017
2022
’26
Trophy case
5 earnedCrossed the Gulf
First of the Year
100 Sightings
Crossed the Gulf of Alaska — resighted on both the Hawaii breeding grounds and the Alaska feeding grounds.
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Pods
51 followingOzymandias (Juneau) @26707 since Jul 5, 2023
Radioville (SE Alaska) @26867 since Jul 24, 2022
Chippy (Northern BC) @26773 since Jul 20, 2022
Incognito aka Finnish or Pong (FS) @6299 since Jul 14, 2022
BodhiChitta aka Sedna (Juneau) @5846 since Jun 28, 2022
Recent activity
Chatham Strait · Jun 2025–Oct 2025 Oct 1, 2025 · Chatham Strait 139 m deepest· 5:12 longest Au'au Channel · Dec 2024 Dec 26, 2024 · Au'au Channel 48 m deepest· 1:51 longest Chatham Strait · Jun 2024–Aug 2024 Aug 21, 2024 · Chatham Strait 156 m deepest· 6:00 longest Chatham Strait · Jan 2023–Sep 2023 Sep 16, 2023 · Chatham Strait 122 m deepest· 4:51 longest
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