No obvious cause of death for this adult and juvenile otter.
Observers in Port Heiden, Alaska report significantly reduced sea gull populations and fewer gull eggs for subsistence, coinciding with decreased seal numbers and increased fox populations.
Four dead seals have washed up on a beach in Trinidad, California, with locals noting an unusual occurrence as they have not seen this many washed up at once in recent years.
The marine mammal was seen some 600 miles from where the river empties into the Bering Sea.
A rare sighting is possible indicator of prey abundance.
Harbor seal looking sick with patches of fur missing.
Two dead otters (one recent) on Kasitsna Bay side. We also found another one yesterday on the Kachemak side.
Walked two miles of spit and did not see any others.
No one in Togiak had ever seen a fish like this before. In the photo it looks like a cross between a tad pole and a piranha! With help from ADF&G it has been identified as the smooth lumpsucker fish, found at depths of up to 1000 meters.
There was a dead whale out in the bay by King Cove. Then couple locals pulled the whale into town.
An Orca (Orcinus orca) carcass has been found on a beach in Port Heiden near Hook Lagoon. Sightings of these whales are a bit rare compared to many other whale carcass sightings and we just wanted to share with you this observation.
Between 2015 and 2020, two Unusual Mortality Events have been declared for wales along the western coast of British Colombia and the United States, indicating the possibility of a disturbance to the marine ecosystem.
"It's been sitting up on the beach just putting his head up towards the sky and not making a sound."
First time we have ever seen a dead pup.
Female Stellar sea lion found dead on the beach, partially scavenged by eagles. There was no sign of any bullet holes. In addition, there wasn't any other evidence of what happened to the sea lion.
Young gray whale found dead on the beach.
The North Pacific Humpback whale population has increased, and sightings are becoming more common.
Unusually active marine mammals seen near Unalaska may actually be Pacific white-sided dolphins.
Dead humpack whale found between Port Graham and Seldovia.
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