Bowhead whales follow daily dive cycles and may coordinate across long distances. The calls show efficiency, possibly reflecting social ties.

A small whale that drew crowds of people after consecutive sightings in the Long Beach Harbor has died, officials confirmed Sunday.

For nearly a week, families and eager marine life enthusiasts visited Long Beach's Rainbow Harbor after a minke whale was spotted in and around Catallina Landing. "We spotted it in multiple areas," ...

North Atlantic Right Whales, an endangered species on the brink of extinction, were detected east of Ocean City, and boaters ...

Three right whale mother-calf pairs have been spotted in Cape Cod Bay, where researchers are monitoring them. Why they are important.

Spotted seals in some of the most remote marine areas around Alaska are consuming significant amounts of microplastics in their diets, according to a new University of Alaska Fairbanks–led study. The ...

Aquarium staff said the discovery opens new possibilities to help grow research and crucial understanding of killer whales. According to the NOAA, killer whales are found in all oceans. While most are ...

NOAA also notifies mariners if aggregations of right whales have been spotted in certain, but those slowdown warnings are largely voluntary. Conservation groups have been asking NOAA to impose ...

NOAA also notifies mariners if aggregations of right whales have been spotted in certain, but those slowdown warnings are largely voluntary. Conservation groups have been asking NOAA to impose ...

Baby whale caught in net off Oahu’s north shore,” reads the caption on this disturbing video of a whale breaching and rolling in an attempt to get the nets off their body.

This footage is not from today so only contact NOAA hotline for future sightings of this whale.” The weary calf is shown resting against its mom, who is helpless to provide additional assistance.

"The number of gray whale calves migrating with their mothers along the California Coast this year was one of the lowest on record," NOAA fisheries said in a news release. A team from NOAA ...