Fluke photographs in this catalog were taken between 2006-2019, the year first cataloged by Juneau Flukes is shown in parentheses (YEAR), and are arranged whitest to darkest. The whales seen near Juneau area are part of a larger, feeding aggregation and move in and out of the Juneau area.
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ID: 1480
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) 
ID: HW-MN0400578
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2018) 
ID: 2029
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: 2220
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2011) |
ID: 183
Nickname: Buttons Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) 
ID: 1325
Nickname: Rakes Permit #: NA Notes: (2019) Mother to 1325_calf_2019 
ID: 1640
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: HW-MN0400401
Nickname: Siara Permit #: NA Notes: (2010) Seen near Homer, Alaska in 2016. |
ID: 1538_calf_2019
Nickname: Bunsen Permit #: NA Notes: Calf in 2019 to Flame (#1538). 
ID: 1325_calf_2019
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: Calf in 2019 to Rakes (#1325). 
ID: 1038
Nickname: Equals Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: 1443
Nickname: Dot Spot Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2008) Known female. |
ID: 1297
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) 
ID: 1215
Nickname: Viking Permit #: NA Notes: (2012) Seen off Maui, HI in 2013 & 2016. 
ID: 2341
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) Seen late in the season. 
ID: 221
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2011) Seen off Maui, HI in 1986 and 2005. 
ID: 2353
Nickname: Permit #: 14122 Notes: (2007) Seen in Prince William Sound, Alaska. 
ID: 276
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) Seen off Maui, HI in 1987. 
ID: 875
Nickname: Arpeggio Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) Has a prop scar on left dorsal. 
ID: 1435
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2007) 
ID: 1434
Nickname: Spot Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2006) Known for being a curious whale. Thought to be male, born in 1994. 
ID: 513
Nickname: Permit #: 14122 Notes: (2006) Seen off Maui, HI in 2015. 
ID: 200
Nickname: SkoomKumChuc Permit #: NA Notes: (2013) Seen off Maui, HI in 2015. 
ID: HW-MN0400537
Nickname: Stella Permit #: NA Notes: (2016) 
ID: 1160
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) Known female. In 2009, frequented Auke Bay Harbor with her calf. 
ID: HW-MN0400556
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: Calf in 2011. 
ID: 2070_calf_2009
Nickname: Kelp Permit #: 14245 Notes: Calf in 2009 to Barnacles (#2070) 
ID: 1538_calf_2016
Nickname: Ember Permit #: NA Notes: Calf in 2016 to Flame (#1538). |
ID: 2321
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2013) 
ID: 455
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) Known Female. 
ID: HW-MN0400396
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: 2010
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2013) 
ID: HW-MN0400309
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2013) 
ID: 2610
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1919
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2012) 
ID: 1019
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1088
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2018) Seen off Maui, HI in 2014. 
ID: HW-MN0400011
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2010) 
ID: 1879
Nickname: Sasha or AK Whale Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) Known female. Common to the Juneau area. Notice the "A" and "K" markings on the left fluke. 
ID: 2608
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1507
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1443_calf_2012
Nickname: Polka Permit #: NA Notes: Calf in 2012 to Dot Spot (#1443). 
ID: 1538_calf_2013
Nickname: Spark Permit #: NA Notes: Calf in 2013 to Flame (#1538). |
ID: 177
Nickname: Dutchy Permit #: NA Notes: (2009) 
ID: 1538
Nickname: Flame Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2007) Common to Juneau-area. Known female. Mother of "Spark" in 2013, "Ember" in 2016, and "Bunsen" in 2019. 
ID: HW-MN0400575
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: 197
Nickname: Vulture Permit #: Notes: (2018) 
ID: 2175
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: Calf in 2007 to #1160 - Frequented Auke Bay Harbor with its mother in 2007. 
ID: 516
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2013) 
ID: HW-MN0400571
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2013) 
ID: 271
Nickname: Q-tip Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: OSUWTG-MnSEAK012
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2013) 
ID: 1879
Nickname: Sasha or AK Whale Permit #: NA Notes: Recognizable by series of lines scars on her back, dorsal fin, and flank from previous entanglements she survived. 
ID: 1758
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2008) 
ID: 518
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2008) Commonly seen in bubble net feeding groups. 
ID: 1821
Nickname: Eocene Permit #: NA Notes: (2009) Seen off Maui, HI in 2008 AND seen in Baja, Mexico in 2019! 
ID: 2173
Nickname: Caldera Permit #: 14245 Notes: Calf in 2009 to Crater (#924). |
SOME WHITE
ID: HW-MN0400586
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: Presumed calf in 2015. 
ID: HW-MN0400453
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: 996
Nickname: Cornucopia Permit #: NA Notes: (2009) Commonly seen in bubble net feeding groups. 
ID: 1441
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2006) 
ID: 2006
Nickname: Magma Permit #: NA Notes: (2006) Known female. Seen late in the season and often seen with "Crater". Has a calf in 2019... please send photos of this calf's flukes if you get them! juneau.flukes(at)gmail.com 
ID: 266
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2008) 
ID: 453
Nickname: Notcho Libre Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) Seen of Maui, HI in 1997 and 2017. 
ID: 2607
Nickname: Ninotchka Permit #: NA Notes: (2010) 
ID: HW-MN0400558
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: 1373
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: HW-MN0400557
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: Calf in 2012. |
ID: 1707
Nickname: Yukon Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2009) 
ID: 1900
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: 2314
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2018) 
ID: 2609
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2013) 
ID: 1612
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: 2171
Nickname: Hilda Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2007) Seen off Maui, HI in 2015. 
ID: 2427
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2009) 
ID: 1852
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2015) 
ID: HW-MN0400568
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2018) 
ID: 2258
Nickname: Combover Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2013) 
ID: HM-MN0400572
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: Calf in 2014. |
ID: 1073
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2006) 
ID: 933
Nickname: Chip Permit #: NA Notes: (2009) 
ID: HA-MN0400223
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: 954
Nickname: Ichthys Permit #: 14122 Notes: (2006) 
ID: 1124
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2006) 
ID: 2585
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: 1709
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2018) 
ID: 1167
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2012) Seen off Maui, HI in 2013. 
ID: 2144
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) 
ID: HW-MN0400562
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: 318
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) |
A TINY BIT OF WHITE
ID: 2260
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: Calf in 2008. 
ID: 2468
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2011) 
ID: 2534
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: 2557
Nickname: Bohemian Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2011) 
ID: 1783
Nickname: Tucker Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2006) Seen early in the season. Tends to have low, "tucked" fluke up dives. 
ID: 2446
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1820
Nickname: Nibblet Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) Seen off Maui, HI in 2019. 
ID: 536
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2008) 
ID: HW-MN0400560
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: 1817
Nickname: Permit #: 14122 Notes: (2007) 
ID: 481
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2008) 
ID: 547
Nickname: Cimmerian Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2008) 
ID: 924
Nickname: Crater Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2006) Scar is over 20 years old. Often seen with #2006, "Magma". 
ID: 1476
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2006) Seen off of Mexico in 2011. 
ID: 154
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2011) 
ID: 1247
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2009) 
ID: 572
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2011) 
ID: 1844
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: 252
Nickname: Slinky Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2013) Often seen in bubble net feeding groups. Seen off Maui, HI in 1982 and 2019. 
ID: 1075_calf_2009
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: Calf in 2009 to #1075. This photo is when it was a calf. 
ID: 2070_calf_2019
Nickname: Acorn Permit #: NA Notes: Calf in 2019 to Barnacles (#2070). Named because the barnacles that grow on humpback whales and leave circular scars are a species of acorn barnacle, Coronula diadema. |
ID: 1234
Nickname: Van Bubbles Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2009) 
ID: 2584
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: Seen off Maui, HI in 2016 and 2019. 
ID: 545
Nickname: Rubberlips Permit #: NA Notes: (2006) First humpback whale to be tagged (in 1970s). Often in bubblenet feeding groups. Seen off Maui, HI in 2005. 
ID: 1465
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2006) Seen off Maui, HI in 2017. 
ID: HW-MN0400196
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2018) 
ID: 2147
Nickname: Moon Cheese Permit #: NA Notes: (2007) 
ID: 1973
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2008) 
ID: 1057
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2011) 
ID: 2256
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) 
ID: 1445
Nickname: Pinto Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2006) 
ID: 2551
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: Calf in 2013 to #219. 
ID: 1322
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2018) 
ID: 1514
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2007) 
ID: 1795
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2018) Seen off Maui, HI in 2013. 
ID: HW-MN0400559
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: HW-MN0400564
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: 580
Nickname: Divisidero Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2012) Often seen in bubble net feeding groups. 
ID: HW-MN0400566
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2018) 
ID: 1850
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1075_calf_2009
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: This photo shows the same whale later sighted, in 2015. |
ID: PWF-NP_0188
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: 1082
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2007) Has been seen in the late winter. 
ID: 1504
Nickname: Jomas Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: 397
Nickname: Flying W Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: HW-MN0400576
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2018) 
ID: 187
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2018) 
ID: 2354
Nickname: Permit #: 14122 Notes: (2008) 
ID: 549
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2009) 
ID: 1061
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1770
Nickname: Auke Permit #: NA Notes: (2012) Seen feeding within Auke Bay Harbor. Seen off Maui, HI in 2015. 
ID: 2146
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) 
ID: 879
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1907
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: 2070
Nickname: Barnacles Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2007) Known female, has been seen in Juneau late in the winter. 
ID: HW-MN0410109
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: 2470
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2013) 
ID: 1478
Nickname: Skuff Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2006) Known female. Seen off Maui, HI in 2013. 
ID: PWF-NP_0895
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: 2131
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2013) 
ID: HW-MN0400583
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) |
ALL DARK
ID: 2169
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2018) 
ID: HW-MN0400475
Nickname: Riddler Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1921
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2008) 
ID: 1391
Nickname: Darwin Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2009) Seen off Maui, HI in 2019. 
ID: 2348
Nickname: Eyelet Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1967
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) 
ID: 2267
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: 883
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2011) 
ID: 1812
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1753
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2013) 
ID: HW-MN0400581
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1447
Nickname: Juneauite Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2006) Very commonly seen in the Juneau area. Known female. 
ID: HW-MN0400569
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2011) 
ID: 1628
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2008) 
ID: 2148
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2008) 
ID: 1506
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2011) 
ID: 937
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2018) Seen off Maui, HI in 2005. 
ID: 1429
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2008) Seen in Prince William Sound. 
ID: HW-MN0400100
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2009) Right fluke has been missing since at least 2009. 
ID: 556
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2006) |
ID: 1899
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2018) 
ID: HW-MN0400579
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2013) 
ID: 1908
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2013) 
ID: HW-MN0400563
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: 219
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) Known female. 
ID: 1968
Nickname: Permit #: 14122 Notes: (2008) 
ID: 1819
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2012) 
ID: 2460
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: 229
Nickname: Angstrom Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2008) Seen off Maui, HI in 1997. 
ID: HW-MN0400570
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2013) 
ID: HW-MN0400302
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: 193
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2007) 
ID: 1447_calf_2013
Nickname: Douglas Permit #: 14296 Notes: Calf in 2013 to Juneauite (#1447). 
ID: 1475
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) 
ID: 181
Nickname: Cabernet Sauvignon Permit #: NA Notes: (2008) Seen off Maui, HI in 2017. 
ID: 1044
Nickname: Buzz Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2008) 
ID: 898
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1306
Nickname: Pizza Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2007) 
ID: HW-MN0400573
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2017) 
ID: HW-MN0420056
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2009) |
ID: HW-MN0400580
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2013) 
ID: HW-MN0400584
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: HW-MN0400008
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: HW-MN0400585
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1631
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2012) 
ID: 2259
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2008) 
ID: 2111
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) Seen in Juneau late in the winter. 
ID: 1533
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2006) 
ID: 441
Nickname: Manatee Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) 
ID: 217
Nickname: Darktanion Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2008) Often seen in bubble net feeding groups. Seen off Maui, HI in 1997, 2004, and 2005. 
ID: 590
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2013) Seen off Kona, HI in 2019. 
ID: 1336
Nickname: Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) 
ID: 1703
Nickname: Bullethole Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2006) Often seen in bubble net feeding groups and stays late in the winter. 
ID: 1605
Nickname: Ruffles Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2006) Often seen early in the season. 
ID: 2174
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: Calf in 2007. 
ID: 204
Nickname: Stamp Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2006) Often part of the bubble net feeding groups. 
ID: 2250
Nickname: Permit #: 14296 Notes: (2014) 
ID: 1075
Nickname: Crack Permit #: 14245 Notes: (2007) Known female. 
ID: 2066
Nickname: Permit #: NA Notes: (2011) |
Many of the photos on this site were taken under scientific research permit and/or with telephoto lenses. Non-permitted individuals need to adhere to all whale watching regulations and cannot approach a whale closer than 100 yards.