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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Marine Biology Volume 2012, Article ID 106282, 18 pages doi:10.1155/2012/106282 Research Article Summary of Reported Whale-Vessel Collisions in Alaskan Waters Janet L. Neilson,1 Christine M. Gabriele,1 Aleria S. Jensen,2 Kaili Jackson,2 and Janice M. Straley3 1 Division of Resource Management, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 140, Gustavus, AK 99826, USA 2 Offi ce of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, USA 3 Department of Biology, University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus, 1332 Seward Avenue, Sitka, AK 99835, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Janet L. Neilson, janet neilson@ Received 6 February 2012; Accepted 26 March 2012 Academic Editor: Frances Gulland Copyright © 2012 Janet L. Neilson et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Here we summarize 108 reported whale-vessel collisions in Alaska from 1978–2011, of which 25 are known to have resulted in the whale’s death. We found 89 definite and 19 possible/probable strikes based on standard criteria we created for this study. Most strikes involved humpback whales (86%) with six other species documented. Small vessel strikes were most common (15 m, 60%), but medium (15–79 m, 27%) and large (≥80 m, 13%) vessels also struck whales. Among the 25 mortalities, vessel length was known in seven cases (190–294 m) and vessel speed was known in three cases (12–19 kn). In 36 cases, human injury or property damage resulted from the collision, and at least 15 people were thrown into the water. In 15 cases humpback wha