This Atka Mackeral is one of many species of "rockfish" found in Alaska.

A small specimen of the Halibut we know and love (heheh, to eat, that is).

Kelp bass pair posing by the window.

This King Crab appears to want out of his enclosure. Note the crab pot in the background.

I don't know about you but I always wondered where those cod fillets came from. Best I can tell this is either a cod or a pollock (my bet is on cod). Either way, it's graced your freezer aisle.

This is a Puget Sound Rockfish, another of the many species of Alaskan Rockfish.

This Rock Greenling really lights up when under a flash. Note the really cool appendages (cirrus) above the eye.

Spot Shrimp are found clear down to California and are frequently caught and eaten in Alaska.

This Harbor seal does not have to worry about killer whales and gets his fill of fish every day. What a life! He did seem to like to swim by the window upside down (very consistently).

This a male Steller Sealion, similar to the ones we saw wild on the Kenai Peninsula. Their young traditionally fed on juicy, oily, nutritious herring. Unfortunately, the declining herring stocks and human competition have forced them to work harder/deeper searching for Pollock which, unfortunately, have less nutrition and oil/fat than herring, causing a decrease in the pup survival rate.

These are Guillemot, as best I can tell. The colors don't match up with the handy dandy online guide I found (go figure) so I can't tell you which species of Guillemot. I suppose these are the Northern equivalent of penguins. My theory is that penguins would never survive in Alaska due to the many predators (bears in particular).

These are Harlequin Ducks. They were moderately common in Prince William Sound although they definitely kept their distance. I'd assume they are human-wary because of hunters.

Wow. Now there's a duck for you. This is a King Eider and what a display it makes! The colors literally glow when you see them in person (this is a male). Southern Alaska is their Winter habitat and they migrate up to the Arctic Circle to nest and hatch their young in the Summer.

I saw a fair number of tufted puffins out on the open water out along the Kenai Peninsula but they typically took flight as the boat got close enough for a good telephoto picture. These little puffins were quite tame and took turns stepping onto a scale to be weighed (for a fish, of course).

This juvenile Tufted Puffin was the tamest of the bunch, preferring to hang out with the people while hoping for handouts.

The colors are pretty close and there is that tell tale long tale so I'm guessing that this is (drum roll) a Long-Tailed Duck! He was very fast and not very photogenic but I managed to get a shot or two anyhow.

This is a Red Footed Kittiwake. Most of the Kittiwakes in Seward Harbor were Black Footed Kittiwakes but I did see one or two Red Footted ones as well. I dare say you need to get moderately close to see those little feet. Either color is apparenly good eating for a host of creatures including peregrines, bears (eggs), ravens and eagles and we sadly ran into a fair number of Kittiwake feather piles during our hikes and even saw one being chased in a death race with a peregrine.