“One big difference is that whales are often traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins–great whales undertake the ...

Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ocean's ecosystem. By transporting nutrients from deep waters to the ...

Whales can become caught in rope that runs between shellfish creels on the seabed to a buoy on the surface. Trials have been ...

Fishermen, hunters and researchers gathered at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in Anchorage in January to discuss how ...

Eavesdropping on whale songs over 6 years shows the number of days humpbacks have been singing has nearly doubled–with their ...

An entangled humpback whale was recently rescued in the Baltic Sea, video footage shows. Photo from Sebstian Kluska A ...

The findings are a window into the rich inner lives of whales – and allow us to check the health of the ocean.

Sightings of certain whale species increased significantly in 2024 in the Puget Sound. What about humpback whales?

According to the team, these findings indicate that seasonal and yearly changes to the amount of baleen whale song might mirror changes in the local food web. A better understanding of the ...

Nearly 500 volunteers gathering data for the Sanctuary Ocean Count and Great Whale Count on Feb. 22 reported 262 humpback ...

I can’t remember if I’ve seen a whale”. A close encounter with one of these larger-than-life leviathans is a life-changing ...

Eavesdropping on baleen whale songs in the Pacific Ocean reveals year-to-year variations that track changes in the ...