Douglas McCauley is a professor in marine ecology at UC Santa Barbara, and he’s long collaborated with NOAA employees to predict where endangered species of whales, like the blue whale, might be in ...

As they continued further into their excursion, “there it was” — the season’s first blue whale, officials said. In the ...

Officials said the whale, identified as a juvenile sperm whale, had "a peaceful and humane passing after a long journey." ...

Humpbacks are the most common species to get wrapped up, with gray whales a close second, Dave says. He’s personally helped ...

It was something they never expected to see: the largest mammal in the world swimming off the coast of New Jersey. Last weekend, about 50 passengers and crew aboard the Cape May Whale Watch and ...

A 30-foot-long sperm whale was euthanized after washing up on Hilton Head Island May 4. The whale was unwell, leading to the ...

“All the passengers aboard wanted a follow up because they wanted to know what happened to the whale,” Kate Cummings, captain and owner of Blue Ocean ... the NOAA said. The whale was spotted ...

A minke whale that was swimming in Long Beach Harbor earlier this month died from domoic acid poisoning, according to officials.