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North Gulf Oceanic Society NGOS is a non-profit research and education organization that specializes in long-term marine mammal research.

Our members are scientists and educators currently active in the field of marine research.

Mystery whales! Last week we had several sightings of a fish eating pod (Orcinus orca ater) in Kenai Fjords. They have n...
06/19/2026

Mystery whales! Last week we had several sightings of a fish eating pod (Orcinus orca ater) in Kenai Fjords. They have not been documented enough to know the pod structure or assign a pod name. We photographed them in 2022, but are pretty certain that we have not seen them before. Where do they spend their time? It’s quite possible that they spend time in the Aleutian Islands where little research is done, and only rarely get this far east. Thank you to JohnC, KyleB and MattB were sending in photos.

Update for the AT1s/Chugach Transients! A big thank you to Amanda B, who sent us photos from May 30 showing the last 6 r...
06/10/2026

Update for the AT1s/Chugach Transients! A big thank you to Amanda B, who sent us photos from May 30 showing the last 6 remaining AT1s in Valdez Arm. AT3, Ewan, has not been seen in a few years.
Many of you already know, but this family swam directly through crude oil during the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. They lost 9 individuals within a year of that event, and have not had a calf since. There are currently 6 remaining of the 22 documented in 1988.
We highly recommend Eva Saulitis' excellent book, 'Into Great Silence' for a vulnerable and heart wrenching account.

In case you aren’t on our email list, tonight at 7pm at the Rae Building Dan will give a talk about our local Kenai Fjor...
05/30/2026

In case you aren’t on our email list, tonight at 7pm at the Rae Building Dan will give a talk about our local Kenai Fjords killer whales!

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