Melville @6358
This whale is known from research by Alaska Whale Foundation. Also sighted as HW-MN0440917
Chatham Strait · North Pacific
50 Following 6 Followers8
Sightings
5
Years
1
Crossings
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DeepEffort across the feeding and breeding grounds, year over year.
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2 earnedCrossed the Gulf
First of the Year
Bay Legend
Crossed the Gulf of Alaska — resighted on both the Hawaii breeding grounds and the Alaska feeding grounds.
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Pods
50 followingFragipanni (FS) @18102 since Mar 2, 2025
Polka (Juneau) @32124 since Mar 2, 2025
Q-Tip (Juneau) aka Mad Cow (AWF) @5306 since Mar 1, 2025
Pōwehi (Hawai'i) @26741 since Feb 28, 2025
Twyla aka Bermuda or AngleORepose (FS) @6414 since Aug 11, 2024
Recent activity
Au'au Channel · Feb 2025 Feb 24, 2025 · Au'au Channel — deepest Chatham Strait · Aug 2024 Aug 11, 2024 · Chatham Strait — deepest Chatham Strait · Jun 2023–Aug 2023 Aug 11, 2023 · Chatham Strait — deepest Chatham Strait · Jun 2022 Jun 1, 2022 · Chatham Strait — deepest
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