Scientists confirmed that the recovered gear from both events was from the humpback whales’ feeding grounds in Alaska. Scientists plan to examine the gear to try to identify the source in order ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says trained responders freed two humpback ... was from the whales’ feeding grounds in Alaska.

Over 12,000 humpback whales migrate every winter from the frigid surroundings of Alaska into the waters of ... move south from their nutrient-rich feeding grounds in the North Pacific Ocean ...

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Watch as a humpback whale tangled in fishing line was freed. Staff from the NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary found the whale swimming off the Maui coast before leaping ...

Scientists determined that the fishing gear recovered from the whales came from their feeding grounds in Alaska. The humpback whales migrate from Alaska every year to mate, give birth and nurse ...

scientists determined that the gear tangled around the whales originated from a humpback whale feeding ground off the coast of Alaska. More work is underway to determine the exact source of the gauge ...