NOAA researchers recently captured this amazing photo of thousands of walruses on a beach in the Chukchi Sea.
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Fur seal decline could be linked to change in diet
The Northern fur seals that breed on the Pribilof islands have been on the decline for decades, but a smaller colony just 200 miles away is thriving. A new study of these colonies is challenging scientists’ assumptions about what marine animals need from their environment — and how they get it.
Whale surveys spot killer whales in Alaska Arctic
A marine mammal survey crew flying over the Beaufort Sea last month spotted surprise visitors – 13 killer whales.