Members of Alaska Whale Foundation have been doing cetacean research in Alaska since the 1980s. Click on one of the areas below to find out about our ongoing research projects. All of these projects need funding to progress. You can help AWF continue its research in Southeast Alaska by supporting AWF. Marine mammals are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. All of our research activities are conducted under permits issued by the Federal Government of the United States of America through the National Marine Fisheries Service's Office of Protected Resources. Southeast Alaska Study Area See maps of our field site and learn where key landmarks are. Humpback Whale Social Foraging and Community Structure Join Dr. Fred Sharpe to find out what bubble net feeding is and how humpback whale communities are structured in Chatham Strait and Frederick Sound. Individual Whale Profiles Learn to identify specific whales and learn the history of AWF's sightings of these whales in our field site. Humpback Whale Prey Abundance and Distribution in Frederick Sound Andy Szabo explains how krill and schooling fish that humpback whales eat are distributed in Frederick Sound and how that affects the distribution of whales throughout the summer field season. COMING SOON! The Hobart Bay Project Find out why we would like to monitor marine mammals around Hobart Bay. Humpback Whale Communication and Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise See how Fred Sharpe's research on social foraging interacts with Sean Hanser's research into humpback whale communication and how noise created by humans may be affecting how whales vocalize. Humpback Whale Mother and Calf Pair Behavior Andy Szabo's research with AWF on the behavior of female humpback whales and their calves in Southeast Alaska during the summer. COMING SOON! Home | Research | Conservation | Education | Support AWF | Gift Shop | Visit SE Alaska If you have suggestions about this website or wish to report bad links, please contact our webmaster at Graef@alaskawhalefoundation.org. Updated April 2007