Palaoa @5505
Female from sighting with 2019-2020 calf by naturalist Mindy Huston. This whale is known from research by Alaska Whale Foundation. Also observed with a calf by Rachel Cartwright, Keiki Kohola Project
Chatham Strait · North Pacific
28 Following 12 Followers10
Sightings
12
Years
3
Crossings
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DeepEffort across the feeding and breeding grounds, year over year.
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4 earnedCrossed the Gulf
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Decade Veteran
Crossed the Gulf of Alaska — resighted on both the Hawaii breeding grounds and the Alaska feeding grounds.
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Pods
28 followingPolinahe aka DixiMuge aka Pecas (Juneau) @5462 since May 31, 2026
Boreophausia (FS) @5850 since May 31, 2026
HukuiHelePo (FS) @25839 since May 31, 2026
Chocolate Chip Cookie (Alaska) @22735 since May 31, 2026
SEAK-5569 @29617 since May 31, 2026
Recent activity
Chatham Strait · May 2026 May 28, 2026 · Chatham Strait 49 m deepest· 1:51 longest Hawaiian Islands · Jan 2026 Jan 27, 2026 · Hawaiian Islands — deepest Chatham Strait · Aug 2023 Aug 24, 2023 · Chatham Strait — deepest Chatham Strait · Aug 2022 Aug 19, 2022 · Chatham Strait — deepest
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