Borden intended to sail to Alaska to catch a bowhead whale for the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Aboard this maiden voyage sailed the famed naturalist Roy Chapman Andrews. During the voyage, Chapman stopped on the Pribilof Islands and captured film of fur seals, which led to efforts to protect their colonies.
Borden's expedition to Alaska aimed to capture a bowhead whale for the American Museum of Natural History in New York.  Roy Chapman Andrews, a renowned naturalist, joined the voyage. During the journey, Andrews made a stop at the Pribilof Islands and filmed fur seals, which prompted efforts to protect their colonies.