A program that provides coastal and ocean data to improve mariners' safety would shut down if the federal agency loses over a ...

Opinions up and down the North Carolina coast differ on the reasons behind rising numbers of Atlantic whale deaths, but marine researchers say the science is clear.

The whales, named Koala and Curlew, “appear to be in good health,” officials says. However, they face dangers from potentially deadly boat strikes due to being close to shore at a tourism hot spot, ...

It’s harmful and illegal, NOAA Fisheries warns. Don't swim with, ride, pet, touch, or attempt to interact with marine mammals, the agency's whale viewing guidelines suggest. Federal law requires ...

According to NOAA, climate change and ocean noise pose additional threats to the species. They were named for being the "right" whales to hunt since they floated when they were killed, according ...

We will also continue to explore how sound, vessel, and other human activities in the marine environment impact whales and other marine mammals,” NOAA said. While offshore wind surveys conducted ...

Sperm whale was first spotted within 100 yards of Bathtub Beach Wednesday NOAA, FWC and Harbor Branch are looking for the sperm whale They're concerned it's sick and will strand itself soon STUART ...

Timo Dersch encountered the whales while freediving in the waters surrounding Norway A freediver observing orcas was interrupted by another species of whale. Earlier in 2025, diver Timo Dersch was ...

A newborn orca discovered east of Victoria near the San Juan Islands has been identified as a descendant of one of the last killer whales captured in Washington state for SeaWorld. The young Bigg ...

A juvenile humpback whale was found dead on a beach in South ... and winter mating and calving areas in tropical waters, NOAA Fisheries says, adding their feeding grounds are generally in cold ...

Two whales swimming, diving and rolling in the water just steps from the sand at Aliso Beach stopped beachgoers in their tracks. “It was a delicious, spiritual moment,” said Maria Bishop of ...