Malaelae @6347
This whale is known from research by Alaska Whale Foundation, and as BCY0761 in the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Humpback Whale Catalogue. Also sighted as GGC-20140910-1845
Au'au Channel · North Pacific
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Sightings
13
Years
7
Crossings
Sightings by year
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Season Trends
DeepEffort across the feeding and breeding grounds, year over year.
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4 earnedCrossed the Gulf
First of the Year
Decade Veteran
Crossed the Gulf of Alaska — resighted on both the Hawaii breeding grounds and the Alaska feeding grounds.
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Pods
50 followingHW-MN0420438 @14605 since Jan 25, 2026
HW-MN0441675 @33051 since Jan 25, 2026
HI20-0050 @40224 since Jan 25, 2026
CRC-19612 @64176 since Jan 25, 2026
PWF-NP_0852 @23523 since Jan 11, 2026
Recent activity
Au'au Channel · Dec 2025–Feb 2026 Feb 19, 2026 · Au'au Channel 45 m deepest· 1:47 longest Au'au Channel · Dec 2024–Feb 2025 Feb 16, 2025 · Au'au Channel — deepest Chatham Strait · Aug 2024 Aug 11, 2024 · Chatham Strait — deepest Au'au Channel · Jan 2024 Jan 26, 2024 · Au'au Channel — deepest
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