Discover the story of bowhead whale migration through Arctic waters.
This film tells the story of bowhead whale annual migration in the Bering, Beaufort,
and Chukchi Seas. The story takes its basic narrative and title from the 2013 calendar
edited by
Steve Okkonen
,
A Year in the Life of Bowhead Whales
.
Narrated by
Chris Koonooka
,
Fannie Akpik
, and
Pausauraq Jana Harcharek
, the producers of the film aim to improve public understanding of the marine ecosystem,
with emphasis on the whales and the zooplankton. Specific topics covered include whale
taxonomy, physiology, diet, behaviors, and overall movement through subarctic and
arctic waters, as well as the current tagging and aerial observation programs and
work with Inupiat whalers.
Beneath the surface,
Arctic Currents
is a story about more than bowhead whales and Arctic marine ecosystems. It is a film
about working together.
The visual elements of the film center around 3D photorealistic animation of whales,
copepods, and krill in arctic waters, as well as hemispheric-level interpretation
of bowhead annual movement using MODIS satellite imagery, and featuring aerial survey
and satellite tagging data.
Narration for the film will be recorded and presented in English, Inupiat, and St.
Lawrence Island Yupik.
Arctic Currents: A Year in the Life of the Bowhead Whale
is funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Cooperative Institute for
Alaska Research, the Center for Global Change and Arctic System Research, and the
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
Project funding is administered by the University of Alaska Coastal Marine Institute
.
Read more about the project
on our blog
.
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