Kimberly Kivvaq Pikok defends her M.S. Thesis

Kimberly Kivvaq Pikok standing on grass with caribou in the distance.

We are so proud of Kimberly Kivvaq Pikok, who defended her Master of Science Thesis in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Fairbanks Alaska on October 1, 2024. Kim delivered her defense titled “Centering community and joy through co-production: Tracking the seasonal changes of Utqiagvik’s spring whaling” from her Iñupiaq homelands in Utqiagvik, Alaska with…

New spring sea ice trail maps for Utqiaġvik whalers

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

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