Fisheries are an important industry in Greenland ... such as seals, narwhals and beluga whales, change because of the melting sea ice, Jeremiassen said through an interpreter.

also known as NOAA Fisheries, discovered that the gillnet was caught on a rock crab trap on the bottom, which was ultimately "tying the whale in place." "The whale was anchored in place because of ...

Beluga whales, also known as ‘white whales’, are social and smart marine mammals that are well adapted to living in very cold waters. Their incredible echolocation abilities, however, make them ...

Even whales may feel the effect of the $1.6 billion threatened to be cut from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

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BECAUSE OF THESE CUTS, NOAA IS PUTTING OFF A PLAN TO INCLUDE DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERIES IN A TEAM MEANT TO REDUCE WHALE ENTANGLEMENTS CALLED THE WEST COAST TAKE REDUCTION TEAM. THIS DELAY MEANS THAT ...

A rarely seen species of whale became stranded alive on a North Carolina island, only to perish before help could arrive, ...

The Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)—a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with an office in Woods Hole—has seen a 27 percent reduction in staff ...

A whale that got trapped in a gillnet off the coast of the Palos Verdes Peninsula about a week ago has been freed, officials said Wednesday. The adult gray whale was first spotted by whale ...

prompted NOAA Fisheries to designate a voluntary slow zone urging mariners to slow down to 10 knots or less to prevent collisions.A group of more than 60 right whales was seen on April 23 about 55 ...