Learning From Indigenous Ocean Knowledge - Ocean Conservancy

Learning From Indigenous Ocean Knowledge - Ocean Conservancy

“Blow. Above Peninsula, by the smaller piece of floating ice.” “Got it. Ready … mark!” We are standing on a 25-foot block of ice a mile off the coast of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, counting bowhead whales. Three of us are on duty: One is just looking for whales and calling out directions (e.g., “Peninsula” is a feature of the ice edge in front of us); one is using a theodolite, a surveying instrument, to get a precise location (e.g., “Mark!” indicates th…