Akula (TMMC) @144
Akula was named for a dorsal fin silhouette reminiscent of a Russian "Akula class" submarine. Akula is known from research conducted by Cascadia Research Collective and collaborators. This whale is known as a female from observation with a calf. Mother of 2022-2023 calf of Akula.
Monterey Bay · North Pacific
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Sightings
8
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DeepEffort across the feeding and breeding grounds, year over year.
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2 earnedFirst of the Year
3 Bays Visited
Crossed the Gulf
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Pods
40 followingHW-MN0523835 @114237 since Mar 29, 2025
CRC-21969 @46964 since Mar 28, 2025
CRC-15489 @1362 since Oct 5, 2024
CRC-11327 @4001 since Jul 6, 2024
Prop Mom aka Barcode @123 since Jul 3, 2024
Recent activity
Gulf of California · Mar 2025 Mar 28, 2025 · Gulf of California — deepest Gulf of the Farallones · Jun 2024–Oct 2024 Oct 5, 2024 · Gulf of the Farallones — deepest Gulf of the Farallones · Jun 2023–Oct 2023 Oct 1, 2023 · Gulf of the Farallones — deepest Monterey Bay · Apr 2022–May 2022 May 6, 2022 · Monterey Bay — deepest
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