Alaska Scientists Get a Different Look at Humpback Whales Without Tourists in the Area
Alaska’s cancelled cruise season has been significant negative impacts on the state’s economy, but it may have significantly positive impacts on humpback whales that visit the waters near Juneau every summer.
“When I learned back in March that the cruise ship season would be postponed or even suspended for the summer, I realized we had this incredible opportunity to study whales in the absence of high levels of vessel traffic,” said Heidi Pearson, associate professor of marine biology at the University of Alaska Southeast...
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