Some of the longest and most comprehensive marine ecosystem monitoring programs were
established in the Gulf of Alaska following the environmental disaster of the Exxon Valdez oil …

For the 40 years after the end of commercial whaling in 1976, humpback whale populations
in the North Pacific Ocean exhibited a prolonged period of recovery. Using mark–recapture …

During the Pacific marine heatwave of 2014–2016, abundance and quality of several key
forage fish species in the Gulf of Alaska were simultaneously reduced throughout the …

Understanding the ecosystem effects of ocean warming is increasingly important as marine
heatwaves become more common and increase in severity. Here, we used Glacier Bay …

Alongside changing ocean temperatures and ocean chemistry, anthropogenic climate
change is now impacting the fundamental processes that support marine systems. However …

Human-wildlife conflict has been receiving increased scientific and management attention,
predominantly in terrestrial systems, as a side effect of successful predator conservation and …

In the northern hemisphere, humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) typically migrate
between summer/autumn feeding grounds at high latitudes, and specific winter/spring …

Abstract The Gulf of Alaska is an important habitat for a diverse array of marine mammals,
many of which were severely depleted by historical whaling. To study current cetacean …

Bioenergetic approaches are increasingly used to understand how marine mammal
populations could be affected by a changing and disturbed aquatic environment. There …

Understanding reproductive profiles and timing of reproductive events is essential in the
management and conservation of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Yet …