Tweet Smithsonian Institution mammal curator Frederick W. True first identified the beaked whale species named for him in 1913. Only recently has enough information been available to identify them on sight. Technology is changing that. New England/Mid-Atlantic A beaked … Continue reading →
Tweet During the summer, there’s an increase in marine life off of New York’s coasts, including large whales and dolphins. Humpback whales are one of the most common whale species found in New York’s waters. They can be found close to shore due to their … Continue reading →
Tweet Few places in the world, let alone in Europe, boast natural beauty like the Canary Islands. Swimming in the beautiful sea water that surrounds the islands are at least twenty-eight different species of whales and dolphins. Some of … Continue reading →
Tweet In these trying times, good news is welcome! Blue Safari Seychelles (bluesafari.com) is delighted to announce the sighting of a pod of Orcas, also called Killer Whales, off the west coast of Alphonse Island (alphonse-island.com) on a recent training dive trip. This … Continue reading →
Tweets and a Yakima County land transaction OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission made decisions on rules to reduce humpback whale entanglements and a land transaction at their Jan. 17-18 meeting in Olympia. The commission also heard updates … Continue reading →
Tweet Right whale no. 3560 and her first calf off Sapelo (Clearwater Marine Aquarium/NOAA permit 20556-01) The calving season for endangered North Atlantic right whales is on. At least seven adult females have been seen in the Southeast since late November, and … Continue reading →
Tweet A Whale of a Time Kriss, have you ever camped on a beach where desert meets sea and awakened to the sound of waves lapping on the shore? Sipped your coffee while gray whales swim nearby? If not, then it’s … Continue reading →
Tweet The endangered North Atlantic right whale population has been steadily declining for nearly the past decade. Today, researchers estimate that only about 400 right whales are left. Learn more about what we are doing and what you can do … Continue reading →
Tweet NOAA Fisheries’ John Moran reaches with a pole to cut a line entangling a humpback whale in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Credit: NOAA The foundation of responding to entangled whales is the on-water community. NOAA’s Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Network … Continue reading →
Tweet North Atlantic right whales seen during aerial surveys near Massachusetts Bay. Image collected under MMPA research permit 17355. The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s most endangered large whale species, with only about 400 whales remaining. … Continue reading →
Tweet Only about 411 North Atlantic right whales exist, so every animal lost is a blow to the species’ chance of surviving. (c) Nick Hawkins (Photo by: Francois Gohier/VW Pics/UIG via Getty Images) Image: UIG / Getty Images Many fish, … Continue reading →
TweetView All Canada Tours | 800-616-1943 Kayak with Blackfish and Humpbacks! The whales are coming! Paddle in British Columbia this summer with orcas and humpbacks and camp in forests of giant cedars. Or kayak with belugas in Quebec’s Saguenay Fjord. Explore and … Continue reading →
Tweet Right whale 1204 with her calf in Cape Cod Bay (Center for Coastal Studies/NOAA permit 19315-1) The calving season for North Atlantic right whales ended last month on a glass-half-full or half-empty note. Did the seven calves seen this … Continue reading →
Tweet SAN FRANCISCO — Californians will be pleased to know that Dungeness crab will be caught off the coast with greater care for endangered wildlife under a settlement announced by the Center for Biological Diversity, the California Department of Fish … Continue reading →
Tweet (800) 616-1943 GET CLOSER IN BAJA In 1972 a gray whale approached a lone fisherman in Baja and stayed by his boat. The next day it happened again and the nervous fisherman leaned out and touched the whale. … Continue reading →
Tweet “Magnet” 20 miles southeast of Tybee Island (Sea to Shore Alliance, NOAA permit 20556-01) Here’s hoping the rising count of adult female North Atlantic right whales off the Georgia coast is a sign of younger whales to come. Sea … Continue reading →
Tweet Beluga researchers with a captured beluga use an ultrasound device to measure blubber depth for body condition, before releasing it back to the waters of Bristol Bay. Courtesy Lori Quakenbush, Arctic Marine Mammal Program, NMFS Permit #14245. About 2,000 … Continue reading →
Tweet OK Google: Find the Humpback Whales October 29, 2018 Working with Google AI (artificial intelligence) to use machine learning to identify whale song. Technology | Pacific Islands A humpback whale surfaces near Maui Island (Photo: Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National … Continue reading →
TweetA WHALE OF A TALE will be released on VOD exclusively on iTunes on Tuesday, October 30. Viewing Links are available by request to emma@eg-pr.com to consider coverage. Filmmaker Megumi Sasaki and key film subjects are available for interview by request … Continue reading →
Tweet SEA LIFE TRUST unveils ground-breaking plan to create the world’s first beluga whale sanctuary • Two beluga whales, Little Grey and Little White, will be transported 6,000 miles from China to Iceland in Spring 2019 • Project partner, Whale … Continue reading →
