marine mammals

A Steller sea lion in poor health was sighted at Morris Cove in Unalaska over the weekend, prompting biologists to observe the adult male until it died…

Local residents are rallying to save the Alaska SeaLife Center, the state's only marine mammal rescue center and a hub for scientific research. The…

Unalaskans helped to free a humpback whale last weekend after it was caught in fishing lines and buoys in Unalaska Bay.A responder with the National…

Dead and dying sea otters are being found along the Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula. During an aerial survey in March, the U.S. Fish and…

Unalaskans are used to spotting marine mammals around the island.But lately, they're not just seeing whales or otters. They're seeing ringed seals — an…

After admitting a sick ringed seal from Unalaska, veterinarians at the Alaska SeaLife Center are cautiously optimistic about his chances for recovery.The…

Unalaska’s Sea Grant officers have rescued a northern fur seal pup found stranded on Front Beach. The pup has been sent to Seward’s Alaska Sealife Center…

On a sunny Tuesday night, about a dozen people are gathered on a dock. They’re practicing the skills needed to free a stranded whale.Ed Lyman is up from…

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 eight feet long,…

A search is underway for a young ringed seal that came ashore Sunday in Unalaska.The stranded marine mammal was first spotted near the Kloosterboer…