Launaana aka Norio @6332
This whale is known from research by Alaska Whale Foundation and from the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Humpback Whale Catalogue. Known as a male from genetic ID by the OSU Cetacean Conservation and Genomics Lab. Also known as "Roman" in BC.
Chatham Strait · North Pacific
51 Following 455 Followers117
Sightings
18
Years
2
Crossings
Sightings by year
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2022
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Season Trends
DeepEffort across the feeding and breeding grounds, year over year.
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5 earnedCrossed the Gulf
First of the Year
100 Sightings
Crossed the Gulf of Alaska — resighted on both the Hawaii breeding grounds and the Alaska feeding grounds.
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Pods
51 followingFollowed by 455 — follows no one back.
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Chatham Strait · Jun 2025–Oct 2025 Oct 1, 2025 · Chatham Strait 139 m deepest· 5:12 longest Au'au Channel · Dec 2024 Dec 26, 2024 · Au'au Channel 48 m deepest· 1:51 longest Chatham Strait · Jun 2024–Aug 2024 Aug 21, 2024 · Chatham Strait 156 m deepest· 6:00 longest Chatham Strait · Apr 2022–Aug 2022 Aug 31, 2022 · Chatham Strait 216 m deepest· 6:42 longest
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