Alaska SeaLife Center’s family of octopuses is growing. A giant Pacific octopus, named Gilligan, laid thousands of eggs about a year ago. Less than a hundred hatched this month. Aquarium curator Richard Hocking expects the remaining eggs to hatch by the end of May.
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Third ringed seal found in Unalaska sent for rehabilitation
After admitting a sick ringed seal from Unalaska, veterinarians at the Alaska SeaLife Center are cautiously optimistic about his chances for recovery.
Seal pup found near Egegik progressing well
An orphan harbor seal found near Egegik is progressing well. The seal was found at the end of June and was very dehydrated and underweight. She also had an infection at her umbilical cord site. The seal’s mother was found dying on the beach.
Cause of death unclear for Steller sea lion in Morris Cove
The carcass of a Steller sea lion washed up this weekend in Unalaska’s Morris Cove. The dead marine mammal was an adult male, almost 8-feet long, according to Melissa Good of the Alaska Sea Grant program.
Stranded seal gets first-class rescue in Unalaska
Most of the time, a seal in Unalaska doesn’t attract too much attention, but a ringed seal is a different story. The marine mammals live near ice and typically are found further north. When a sick ringed seal appeared and then vanished last week, the community united to find it.
Have you seen this seal? Unalaska responders search for stranded marine mammal
A search is underway for a young ring seal that came ashore Sunday in Unalaska. The stranded marine mammal was first spotted near the Kloosterboer facility at the Port of Dutch Harbor, but Melissa Good said it made its way to the Alyeska seafood plant before disappearing back into the water Monday night.
Options dwindle for orphan sea otters
Until recently, when an orphan sea otter was found on a beach, volunteers helped get it out of harm’s way and into rehabilitation. The Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward was the only place that would accept orphan pups. Although the four pups at the SeaLife Center since moved to new homes, the facility has no plans to accept more. And that means turning pups away.
Satellite tags offer rare glimpse into seal life
Researchers at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward are tracking marine mammals with tags that transmit data to satellites after the animals die.
Video: How chilly seawater keeps an aquarium warm
The Alaska Sealife Center has managed to reduce its carbon footprint and cut its annual utility bills in half. The secret: In 2008, the aquarium used state and federal grants to install a seawater heat pump system.
Kachemak sea otter sickness, deaths under investigation
“Something is hitting them harder and faster, in addition to the disease that we’re familiar with seeing, something else seems to be involved,” says Marc Webber with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Homer,