• Sea otters swim near Cordova. (Photo by Mary Schonberger)
  • Colonies of common murres and black-legged kittiwakes nest on Porpoise Rocks offshore from Nuchek, outside Port Etches in Hinchinbrook Entrance. (Photo by Bill Driskell)
  • Common murres nest on top of Porpoise Rocks, while black-legged kittiwakes nest on the sides. (Photo by Bill Driskell)
  • An elusive humpback whale shows its tail briefly before disappearing beneath the surface. (Photo by Bill Driskell)
  • A pair of humpbacks feed and cavort in Zaikof Bay. (Photo by Bill Driskell)
  • Sea otters in the sound.
  • Porpoises keeping pace with a tour boat in Prince William Sound.
  • Humpback in Prince William Sound.
  • Cow moose on the Kenai Peninsula.
  • Black bear on Prince William Sound shoreline.
  • Eagles abound throughout Prince William Sound.
  • Gulls frequent the sound's fishing communities.
  • Ravens live year-round in Prince William Sound.
  • Swans in Cordova.
  • Cormorants also live in the sound.
  • Tidepooling for creatures such as these is a favorite pastime of Prince William Sound residents.
  • PWSRCAC works with Auke Bay Lab in Juneau for scientific research.
  • Kayakers often spot orcas (killer whales) while paddling the sound.
  • See otters are marine mammal that make the sound their home.
  • Sea lions sunning themselves on the dock.
  • Sea lions on the rocks near Seward.
  • Mussels cover rocks on a beach in the sound. (Photo by Jim Payne, Payne Environmental)
  • Close-up of mussels.
  • Shrimp from Prince William Sound waters.
  • A mud shrimp from the sound.
  • Copepod under a microscope. (Photo by Mark Carls, Auke Bay Lab)
  • Copepods are about the size of rice grains. (Photo by Mark Carls, Auke Bay Lab)
  • Barnacles and mussels live side by side.
  • Orcas swim in Prince William Sound.
  • Seastar and clam shell on the beach near Homer.
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