The lobstermen went against fishing protocol by dropping their northeast endlines to reduce the number of ropes in the water.

Researchers track North Atlantic right whale births every year. Why is this calving season getting extra attention?

A group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced legislation designed to improve the federal government’s ability to map whale habitats and help reduce vessel strikes.

New research examining 11,700 years of bowhead whale persistence throughout the Arctic projects that sea ice loss due to climate change will cause their habitat to severely contract by up to 75%. An ...

The bipartisan measure specifies “understudied species” such as baleen and sperm whales as its immediate focus and would dedicate $13 million to research annually through 2030. The funding would come, ...

One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...

Beaked whales spend most of their time swimming in dark depths, and as they become vulnerable to extinction, this study ...

Scientists used underwater sound recordings to reconstruct 3D dive and hunting behavior of elusive beaked whales in the Gulf ...

NOAA is asking Maui’s on-water community to be on the look out for a recently-entangled 40-foot female humpback whale off Lahaina, Maui. Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary’s ...

The Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies (BWBS) program is expanding participation to cruise lines operating in California, according to a press release. The program said it has had a decade of ...

For $300, you can head over to the Battle Creek Habitat for Humanity ReStore and purchase your very own. On Thursday afternoon, the store posted a photo of the whale sitting outside their doors with a ...