NOAA Fisheries has established a federal task force to address the problem of humpback whales becoming entangled in ...

Scientists warn that the changes go beyond economics. Humpbacks help keep ocean ecosystems healthy by circulating nutrients through their migrations — so when their numbers and size drop, the entire ...

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A passenger who was on board the whale watching boat when the whale was hit earlier this week says the incident was more ...

Since 2015, there have been delays in all but one commercial Dungeness season in the Bay Area, primarily because of the risk to whales. High levels of domoic acid, which could sicken anyone who eats ...

Like many children, a baby humpback whale was recently overtaken by the immediate urge to play. Drone footage recently taken ...

Due to its vast size — stretching from Canada and Greenland in the north, to Mexico in the south — North America contains a ...

Another whale has died after becoming beached on the coast of the Jersey Shore, according to officials with the Marine Mammal Stranding Center. The agency says they received a report from the New ...

A humpback whale found stranded on a sandbar off the southern tip of Long Beach Island died Sunday, officials said. The whale was first spotted by a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The first humpback whale of the 2025–2026 season made its appearance off Kaua‘i early this morning, Oct. 14; and the sighting marks the start of whale season in Hawai‘i. Tuesday’s ...

A pod of orcas were chased by a group of humpback whales off the coast of California, a whale watching company said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A group of orcas was chased by humpback whales off the ...