The orca calf belongs to a family of transient killer whales, or “Bigg’s” killer whales, and was first spotted in the Salish ...

File photo of a blue whale off the coast of Bandon, Oregon. An analysis from the University of Washington finds that blue and ...

The Makah Tribe has formally requested permission to resume its traditional whale hunt this July. A permit application is out for public comment.

A mysterious whale that has puzzled scientists for decades may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing ...

The gray whales are on their annual migration path between breeding grounds in Mexico and feeding grounds off the coast of ...

They set sail again for the South American coast and caught their first sperm whale in the waters near Brazil. This region was largely fished out, so they headed to the Pacific in search of better ...

In response, Japan embarked on a “research whaling” program in the Antarctic Sea in 1987 and in the Northwest Pacific Ocean in 1994 to gather data on the rise in whale stocks. The meat from ...

Once abundant, the North Pacific right whale is now the most endangered whale in the world. The Center has been leading an international fight to protect critical habitat for the North Pacific right ...

The Pacific Northwest offers an abundance of adventure ... Harbor and is a great stopping point if you're embarking on a whale-watching tour! Just across the Haro Strait from the San Juan Islands ...