Spring 2025 Newsletter

By tuurraq | July 1, 2025
A seal lying on top of ice looking at camera.

We are very excited to share our latest edition of AAOKH news! This newsletter features project highlights and updates, including: introductions for our newest observers in Point Lay and Wainwright (yay!), our work with local youth to monitor ice conditions in Kotzebue Sound, and key observing highlights from January to May 2025. We also introduce…

New spring sea ice trail maps for Utqiaġvik whalers

By tuurraq | May 1, 2024

We’re happy to share updated final maps (as of Thursday April 25) and photos of Utqiaġvik spring whaling trails. These maps include trail locations as well as sea ice thickness along each trail. You can use the QR codes to load these maps on your phone or other mobile device using the Avenza App. Josh…

Whaling trail mapping update 2018

By Liv | May 1, 2018
Two covers side-by-side with maps of whaling trails to ice edge in Utqiaġvik from spring 2018. Left map shows ice trails with their water depth and the right map shows the thickness of ice on the trails through a color gradient and the water depth.

AAOKH is working with Dr Matt Druckenmiller to map the ice thickness over whaling trails in Utqiagvik, Alaska. The latest map is available in a PDF: Utqiagik-ice-trail-map_30April2018_thicknesses