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 ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a necropsy revealed the whale may have suffered a ship ...

As few as 7% of male humpback whales in the south Pacific Ocean sire ... according to a study published Jan. 8 in the Royal Society Open Science. Their analysis — which involved examining ...

Trained responders at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback ... whale. When the responders reached the scene, The Maui News reported, the team discovered roughly 200 feet of gauge line circling the whale ...

Adult humpback whale with a mouth entanglement representing light-colored, moderate gauge (~ 9/16” to 5/8”) , non-buoyant line. Line trails aft to form a bridle with line twisting ...

A young humpback whale washed ashore in Long Beach on Monday morning — with authorities now working to determine why it died, according to police. “Early this morning, a juvenile humpback ...

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 ...