Photo Credit:Â North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB and AB25 pods were once a single pod, but they split sometime after 1984
Current Matriarch: None, this matriline died out
Number of Individuals: 4 (0 living; 4 deceased- 1 female, 3 male)
AB10 Jeannie (Female; ~1948-2010 (~62))
AB4 (Male; ~1966-1996 (~30))
AB5 Montague (Male; ~1965-<2010 (<45))
Death year is unknown but is based off of a 2010 report of AB10's death where it is stated that all her offspring, except AB11, were deceased
AB11 Olsen (Male; ~1975-2012? (~37?))
Death year is unknown, but is based off of the last known sighting
Photo Credit: Killer Whales of Southern Alaska
AB10 Jeannie
Photo Credit: A Catalog of Prince William Sound Killer Whales
AB4
Photo Credit: Killer Whales of Southern Alaska
AB5 Montague
Photo Credit: Killer Whales of Southern Alaska
AB11 Olsen
Photo Credit: A Catalog of Prince William Sound Killer Whales
AB3
Photo Credit: A Catalog of Prince William Sound Killer Whales
AB41
Photo Credit: An Observers Guide to the Killer Whales of Prince William Sound
AB37
Current Matriarch: None, this matriline died out
Number of Individuals: 10 (0 living; 10 deceased- 5 female, 1 male, 4 unknown gender)
AB6 (Female; ~1951-1988 (~37) )
Presumed sister of AB7
AB3 (Male; ~1966-1996 (~30))
Dorsal fin collapsed to the left around 1991, thought to be due to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Was in poor body condition from the time of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill until his death
AB23 (Female; ~1972-1989 (17) )
Death is attributed to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill
AB36 (Unknown; 1986-1990 (4))Â
Death is attributed to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill
AB37 (Unknown; 1986-1989 (3))
Death is attributed to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Was covered in severe rake marks, possibly indicating a difficult birth
AB7 (Female; ~1958-1996 (~38))
Presumed sister of AB6. Died after interaction with the longline fishery. Had bullet wounds determined to be nonlethal
AB8 Bubbles (Female; ~1973-1990 (~17))
Death is attributed to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
AB41 (Female; 1988-1994 (6))
Death is attributed to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
AB12 (Unknown; ~1978-1986 (~8))
 Died after interaction with the longline fishery. Had bullet wounds determined to be nonlethal
AB18 (Unknown; ~1981-1989 (~8))
Death is attributed to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Documented with bullet wounds
Current Matriarch: None, this matriline died out
Number of Individuals: 6 (0 living; 6 deceased- 3 female, 3 male)
AB9 (Female; ~1948-1985 (~37))
 Died after interaction with the longline fishery, presumably shot
AB1 (Male; ~1963-1986 (~23))
 Died after interaction with the longline fishery. Had a wound to his dorsal fin from a bullet and other bullet wounds determined to be nonlethal
AB21 (Female; ~1960-1989 (~29))
Death is attributed to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Had a bullet wound high on her saddle patch
AB19 (Male; ~1978-1990 (~12))
Death is attributed to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
AB16 (Female; ~1975-1994 (~19))
Death is attributed to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
AB45 Oliver Twist/Basil (Male; 1991-2012 (21))
Was the only orphan of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill to survive
Photo Credit: An Observers Guide to Killer Whales of Prince William Sound
AB1
Photo Credit: Terry Sohl
AB45 Oliver Twist/Basil
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB14 Galena
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB24 Gilmore
Current Matriarch: None, this matriline has died outÂ
Number of Individuals: 4 (0 living; 4 deceased- 1 female, 2 male, 1 unknown gender)
AB14 Galena (Female; ~1955-2017? (~62?))
AB15 (Unknown; ~1977-1985 (~8))
Death attributed to interactions with longline fisheries. Presumably shot
AB24 Gilmore (Male; ~1970-2017? (~47?))
AB40 Sphinx (Male; 1988-2017? (29?))
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB40 Sphinx
Current Matriarch: None, this matriline died out
Number of Individuals: 4 (0 living; 2 deceased- 1 female, 2 male, 1 unknown gender)
AB22 Kompkoff/Chenega (Female; ~1973-2017? (~44?))
Named after Chenega Island which was named after the Chenega People who live there, with Chenega meaning "Beneath the mountain" in Suqcestun, a dialect of Alutiiq
AB44 (Unknown; 1988-1990 (2))
Death is attributed to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
AB49 Latouche (Male; 1994-2017? (23?))
AB56 Selanof (Male; 2000-2012? (12?))
Death year is unknown, but is based off of the last known sighting
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB22 Kompkoff/Chenga
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB49 Latouche
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB56 Selanof
Photo Credit: An Observers Guide to Killer Whales in Prince William Sound
AB34
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB50 Fleming
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB76 Gage
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB26 Mary Lou/Heather
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB65 Isleib
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB86
Current Matriarch: AB26 Mary Lou/Heather/Molly Lou, AB53 Evans, AB60 Sebrika (Matrilines considered separate despite family ties)
Number of Individuals: 21 (13 living- 5 female, 11 unknown gender; 7 deceased- 2 female, 5 unknown gender)
AB34 (Female; ~1956-1985 (~29))
Died after interaction with the longline fishery. Had two bullet wounds in her dorsal at the time of her death, though they were determined to be nonlethal
AB26 Mary Lou/Heather/Molly Lou (Female; ~1977)
AB48 (Unknown; 1993-1994 (1))
AB50 Fleming (Female; 1996)
AB65 Isleib (Unknown; 2008)
AB76 Gage (Unknown; 2012)
AB86 (Unknown; 2016)
AB94 Windy (Unknown; 2021-2024 (3))
AB100 (Unknown; ~2024?)
Presumed calf of AB50
AB59 Stowel (Female; 2002)
AB85 Pigot (Unknown; 2015)
AB96 (Unknown; ~2022?)
AB81 (Unkown; 2015-2016 (1))
AB27 Blue (Female; ~1980-2005 (~25))
AB53 Evans (Female; 1997)
AB66 Steiner (Unknown; 2010)
AB78 Findlay (Unknown; 2014-2021 (7))
AB97 Windy (Unknown; ~2024?)
AB60 Sebrika (Female; 2003)
AB90 Sparrow (Unknown; 2019)
AB28 (Unknown; ~1971-1987 (~16))
Died after interaction with the longline fishery. Had bullet wounds determined to be nonlethal
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB94 Windy
 Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB59 Stowel
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB85 Pigot
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB81
Photo Credit: Killer Whales of Southern Alaska
AB27 Blue
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB53 Evans
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB66 Steiner
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB78 Findlay
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB60 Sebrika
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB90 Sparrow
Current Matriarch: AB54 Irish
Number of Individuals: 9 (4 living- 2 female, 2 unknown gender; 5 deceased- 2 female, 3 male)
AB17 Nellie Juan (Female; ~1957-2017? (~60?))
Was approximately 6.7m (22ft) long and weighed over 3 tons. Recieved bullet wounds in 1985 as she, and her pod, began taking fish off blackcod longlines
AB20 (Female; ~1972-1990 (~18) )
Death is attributed to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
AB35 Harold Kalve/Cody/Zaikof (Male; ~1976-2017? (~41?))
Dorsal fin collapsed around 2016
AB13 (Male; ~1981-1989 (~8))
Death is attributed to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
AB43 Eshamy (Male; 1988-2017? (29?))
AB54 Irish (Female; 1998)
AB67 Grimes (Unknown; 2010)
AB80 Cove (Unknown; 2015)
AB93 Nuchek (Female; 2021)
Named after Nuchek, Alaska, the home of a Chugach village site
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB17 Nellie Juan
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB43 Eshamy
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB35 Harold Kalve/Cody/Zaikof
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB54 Irish
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB93 Nuchek
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB80 Cove
Photo Credit: North Gulf Oceanic Society
AB67 Grimes