The incessant industrial whaling of the 19th and 20th centuries had a drastic effect on the whales’ natural transport system of nutrients.

(Humpback whale mother and calf.) Credit: Martin van Aswegen, NOAA permit 21476 Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ocean’s ecosystem. By transporting nutrients from deep waters to ...

and the good news is the right whales appear to be headed back to the right ocean. Boaters aboard two different vessels Sunday spotted the pair of whales, named Curlew and Koala, off St ...

Marga Goosen, the Sanctuary Ocean Count site leader for the Ahukini Landing location, was surprised with the activity at the site on Saturday, the second of three Ocean Counts for 2025.

WORCESTER CO., MD - An aerial survey team has detected endangered right whales east of Ocean City. A second right whale Slow Zone has been announced. Last week, the right whale zone was ...

As whale populations declined, the ocean may have lost a natural source of fertilizer. Scientists believe that protecting and restoring whale numbers could help bring balance back to marine ...