The lobstermen went against fishing protocol by dropping their northeast endlines to reduce the number of ropes in the water.

A new Slow Zone for right whales is in effect east of Ocean City through January 18. Mariners are requested to travel at 10 knots or less in the designated area to protect the whales. North Atlantic ...

Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean's least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to ...

Māori scientist Daniel Hikuroa reflects on an Indigenous-led declaration recognizing whales as legal persons, challenging the ...

For decades, a single whale’s strange 52-hertz call has baffled scientists, raising haunting questions about its identity, ...

For tens of millions of years, whales have been a part of the oceans. Because of this, it would be easy to believe that whales evolved from aquatic creatures as the oceans warmed and became more ...

North Atlantic right whales were redetected near Ocean City, Maryland, this month. Now, boaters are being asked to slow down until March. The Ocean City buoy operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic ...

Update: The key points with this story have been corrected to note the new Slow Zone is in effect until April 14. North Atlantic right whales have again been detected near Ocean City, Maryland, ...

Beaked whales spend most of their time swimming in dark depths, and as they become vulnerable to extinction, this study ...

Songs have lowered in frequency, in part because of changes to ocean water. Whales in the ocean around Antarctica are changing their tune, according to a new study. Publishing their findings in the ...

Pacific Whale Foundation and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced a new partnership to expand the Keiki Whale Watch program, significantly increasing access to hands-on ocean education for Maui ...