COURTESY ED LYMAN /NOAA Trained responder Maria Harvey works to entangle a humpback whale. Federal wildlife officials say two humpback whales were recently freed of life-threatening entanglements in ...

Trained responders from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary saved two whales from life-threatening ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says trained responders freed two ...

Two humpback whales were rescued in separate incidents by disentangling them from lines in waters off Maui at the Hawaiian ...

The other was an adult humpback whale with a mouth entanglement, and heavy-gauge, fishing line wrapped tight around its body, including its right pectoral flipper. Ultimate Whale Watch ...

Over 12,000 humpback whales migrate every winter from the frigid surroundings of Alaska into the waters of Hawaii.

Humpback whale populations have been increasing throughout many of their ranges since a final moratorium on commercial whaling was established in 1985 by the International Whaling Commission, NOAA ...

A humpback whale cruised incognito alongside his vessel ... "If it's a small schooling fish and it's worth their while to open their mouth, they will pursue it," said Regina Asmutis-Silvia ...