The list below highlights some of the scientific and public outreach our team has conducted to share results from Juneau Whale HEALTH studies.
Peer-reviewed Publications
Atkinson DeMaster S, Melica V, Mashburn K, Teerlink S, Moran J, Pearson H. Use of hormones in assessing reproductive physiology of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Juneau, Alaska. Theriogenology Wild: Special Issue on Endocrine Biomarkers. 3: 100050.
Presentations
2024
Atkinson DeMaster S, Melica V, Teerlink S, Moran J, DeMaster D, Mashburn K, Pearson H. 2024. Surviving with change: pregnancy, calving and annual population growth rates of humpback whales in Alaska. 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Perth, Australia. November 2024
Pearson H, Atkinson DeMaster, Maselko J, Mashburn K, Melica V, Moran J, Teerlink S. 2024. When the ocean went quiet: Assessing the response of humpback whales in Juneau, AK to a dramatic decrease in whale watching during the COVID-19 pandemic. 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Perth, Australia. November 2024
Teerlink S. Tales of tails: how fluke patterns and blubber bits allow us to track the health of Juneau's whales. Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Fireside Chat. February 2024
2023
Moran, J. What’s Happening in Alaska? Whale Tales Maui global check-in segment, 7th Annual Whale Tales, Kapalua, HI. February 2023
Pearson H. Humpback whales in the time of Covid-19: examining their response to changes in vessel traffic. Sitka Whalefest, Sitka, Alaska. November 2023
Teerlink S. Can you believe she is pregnant AGAIN?! Humpback whale biopsy sampling reveals hot gossip. Juneau Marine Naturalist Symposium. April 2023
Teerlink S. Watching Whales in Juneau, AK: Are existing practices sustainable? City and Borough of Juneau Assembly. September 2023
2022
Atkinson DeMaster A, Pack A, Pearson HC, …van Aswegan M. Seasonally stressed? Varying metabolic biomarkers in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Alaska and Hawaii. 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL. August 2022
Pearson HC, Atkinson DeMaster S, Melica V, Moran JR, Teerlink SS. 2022. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and tourism in Juneau, AK: Establishing baseline measurements during the COVID-19 pandemic. 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL. August 2022
2021
Pearson H. Humpback Whales and Tourism in Juneau – What Can We Learn from the COVID-19 Pandemic? UAS Evening at Egan Lecture Series. September 2021
Pearson HC, Atkinson S, Maselko J, Moran JR, Rogers M, Teerlink S. 2021 Humpback whales and tourism in Juneau, AK: establishing baseline measurements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alaska Marine Science Symposium. January 2021
2020
Pearson H. Humpback whales and tourism in Juneau: What might we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic? Juneau Chamber of Commerce, December 2020