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Fluke of Kelp Confirmed in the catalog

Kelp @23607

"Kelp" was named by naturalists in the Juneau area. Male according to Juneau Whale HEALTH genetic ID. He is the 2009 calf of Barnacles (Juneau) aka Chyanne (FS). Often solo surface feeds according to Juneau Flukes. Also sighted as NMFS-JRM-20170801-1-015 and JF-119.

Lynn Canal & Stephens Passage · North Pacific

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74 Following 485 Followers
463
Sightings
12
Years
4
Crossings
Last 12 months 120 sightings
  1. N 2025-11: 0 sightings
  2. D 2025-12: 1 sighting
  3. J 2026-01: 3 sightings
  4. F 2026-02: 0 sightings
  5. M 2026-03: 0 sightings
  6. A 2026-04: 1 sighting
  7. M 2026-05: 21 sightings
  8. J 2026-06: 25 sightings
  9. J 2026-07: 28 sightings
  10. A 2026-08: 27 sightings
  11. S 2026-09: 13 sightings
  12. O 2026-10: 1 sighting

Recent activity

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Activity map — real sighting points on an OpenStreetMap basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors
 Home Water, Same Herring Apr 28 – Oct 10, 2026 · Lynn Canal & Stephens Passage · 116 sightings Deepest dive94 m Longest dive4:28
Activity map — real sighting points on an OpenStreetMap basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors
 Lynn Canal & Stephens Passage · Apr – Sep 2023 Apr 22 – Sep 12, 2023 · Lynn Canal & Stephens Passage · 59 sightings Deepest dive111 m Longest dive4:10
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 Au'au Channel · Jan 2023 Jan 7 – 16, 2023 · Au'au Channel · 3 sightings Deepest dive55 m Longest dive2:17
Activity map — real sighting points on an OpenStreetMap basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors
 Clarence Strait · May 2022 May 22, 2022 · Clarence Strait · 1 sighting Deepest dive66 m Longest dive2:39

✳ Dive stats modelled, not measured

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2015 – 2026
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