North Gulf Oceanic Society

 Homer     Alaska

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North Gulf Oceanic Society Charity Profile

NGOS is a federally recognized non-profit research and education organization that specializes in long-term marine mammal research. Our members are scientists and educators currently active in the field of marine research.

NGOS is dedicated to long-term research because marine mammals are long-lived and difficult to study. Without an annual research program very little progress can be made in furthering our understanding and conservation of these unique mammals.

Our primary projects are the study of the killer whale population off the coast of Alaska and of the humpback whales in Prince William Sound and Kenai Fjords, Alaska. Killer whales do not move to warm southern waters during the winter season. Humpback whales are generally migratory although some can be found in the Sound throughout the winter.