North Slope whalers bring in a spring bounty

Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States

The ice conditions are similar to last year (with) lots of young ice and close leads," said Captain Frederick Brower. "We all went out and broke trail to the edge, but a high west wind came along and added about three-quarters to 1 mile of ice and (we) had to break trail through that and began whaling from the new edge ... . The conditions were not favorable but we made due with what we had and continued on with our whaling season."


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Frederick Brower's Little Whaler Crew hauls their bowhead onto the ice on April 25, as captured by a drone overhead.
Yves Brower