Officials explained that the whale entanglements off the West Coast reached a six-year high in 2024. There are confirmed ...

California officials are limiting commercial Dungeness crab fishing along the coast — including off Sonoma County — to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear.

The state’s Fish and Wildlife Department says it will reevaluate the move later this month, depending on the risk fishing ...

In an effort to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear, state officials on Thursday announced that ...

An excited 11-year-old golden retriever named Macy got to meet a whale off Hawaii, a video shows. The moment was caught on ...

By Kristine Sabillo Earlier this year, U.K. media reported an increase in humpback whale sightings in British and Irish ...

In an effort to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear, state officials on Thursday announced that ...

A rising, global demand for krill as a dietary supplement has been ravaging Antarctica's remote, frigid waters through krill ...

When the whales, which are now returning to forage off California coasts, become entangled in crab fishing gear that can hinder their ability to swim and feed. Dragging gear can result in injuries, ...

March and April see humpback whales traveling to their more northern feeding grounds, often passing by Bermuda as they do, with the photos below capturing some of their activity. A Government ...

A dead humpback whale washed up on North Carolina’s Crystal Coast, and inspection by experts revealed hungry sharks had ...

While researchers along the East Coast have been documenting an “unusual whale mortality event” since 2016, there is a lot of ...