How to Use This Catalog
There are 244 individual humpback whale flukes in this catalog taken between 2006-2022, arranged in groups by how much white is on the flukes. The (YEAR) in the notes is the first known sighting using a combination of Juneau Flukes data and Happywhale.com publicly viewable data.
Details in the notes for individual whales come from a variety of sources. Those marked with an asterisk* indicate that the data came from sightings contributed to Happywhale.com. For more details on any anecdotes captured here, go to Happywhale.com and search by the whale’s ID or nickname to see the source photos and details about those sightings.
Details in the notes for individual whales come from a variety of sources. Those marked with an asterisk* indicate that the data came from sightings contributed to Happywhale.com. For more details on any anecdotes captured here, go to Happywhale.com and search by the whale’s ID or nickname to see the source photos and details about those sightings.
1) Happywhale.com reports sex for many Juneau whales reported from the SPLASH study observations and biopsy samples and Oregon State University Cetacean Conservation and Genomics Lab analysis. These are indicated as “Likely” female/male*.
2) Juneau Humpback Whale Baseline Study (Heidi Pearson/UAS, Suzie Teerlink/NOAA Fisheries, John Moran/NOAA Fisheries, Shannon Atkinson/UAF). Skin/blubber biopsy and shed skin samples were collected and analyzed at the Oregon State University Cetacean Conservation and Genomics Lab along with field observations. These records are indicated as “Known” female/male°.
The Juneau Humpback Whale Baseline Study started in 2020, and has provided valuable insight into the health of Juneau’s whales and has contributed generously to this catalog.
2) Juneau Humpback Whale Baseline Study (Heidi Pearson/UAS, Suzie Teerlink/NOAA Fisheries, John Moran/NOAA Fisheries, Shannon Atkinson/UAF). Skin/blubber biopsy and shed skin samples were collected and analyzed at the Oregon State University Cetacean Conservation and Genomics Lab along with field observations. These records are indicated as “Known” female/male°.
The Juneau Humpback Whale Baseline Study started in 2020, and has provided valuable insight into the health of Juneau’s whales and has contributed generously to this catalog.