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Community Partners Respond to Hawaiʻi Island Cetacean Strandings

NOAA Fisheries and the Native Hawaiian Organization Kiaʻi Kanaloa are developing a new partnership for whale and dolphin stranding responses on Hawaiʻi Island.
August 28, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A group of people look at a deceased Kogia calf which has been placed on two large leaves atop a table. Kiaʻi Kanaloa and Hui Hoʻoleimaluō members respond to a stranded palaoa (whale), a Kogia calf, on Hawaiʻi Island. Their efforts are part of a new and developing stranding response partnership with NOAA Fisheries. Credit: Kiaʻi Kanaloa (NOAA Fisheries Permit #24359)

18 Years of Eastern North Pacific Right Whale Sightings Shed Light on Important Habitats and Movements

A new study details all sightings since 2006 to fill key knowledge gaps for this mysterious, endangered whale population.
August 16, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Top of whale seen from a vessel Eastern North Pacific Right whale MML# 84 “Cuatro” (female) in the Bering Sea in August 2017. Credit: K. Matsuoka/International Whaling Commission and NOAA Fisheries

Ship Strike Suspected as Cause of Death of Two Whales in Alaska

For one humpback whale the injuries were consistent with a ship strike, the other is still undergoing review.
August 06, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Humpback whale stranded on a rocky beach Alaska Stranding Network members examined a young, male humpback whale (2024097) on July 8, 2024 near Elfin Cove. Members included a veterinarian with Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services and a biologist with Glacier Bay National Park. Credit: Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services.

Entangled Humpback Whale in Southern California Freed by NOAA Fisheries-led Response Team

The large whale entanglement response team effort spanned over six days before successfully disentangling the whale.
July 22, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
humpback whale tail and flukes bound with cables and floats The entangled humpback whale slapping its tail minutes before it finally freed itself from fishing gear. Photo taken under NOAA MMHSRP Permit #24359.

July 4th Means Freedom for Humpback Whale Near Valdez, Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard and NOAA team up to free entangled whale.
July 19, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
NOAA Fisheries large whale entanglement response expert John Moran approaches the entangled humpback with a specialized pole in an attempt to cut the lines binding the whale. NOAA Fisheries large whale entanglement response expert John Moran approaches the entangled humpback with a specialized pole in an attempt to cut the lines binding the whale. Taken under NOAA Permit No. 24359. Credit: NOAA/Ed Lyman

First Winter Foraging Ground For Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Identified

Whales were recorded foraging in Tuxedni Bay and River from September to May, some of the most undisturbed sections of their critical habitat.
July 15, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Scientist looking at scientific equipment near a lake with hills and trees

A Whale of a Story: Necropsy Reveals the Health of Species and the Ocean

An in-depth (and sometimes graphic) look at how a necropsy team pieces together what happened to a humpback whale.
June 28, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Necropsy team working on da stranded humpback whale The necropsy team works on different sections of the humpback whale stranded on the Oregon Coast. Credit: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region/MMHSRP, taken under NOAA Fisheries permit #24359

NOAA Fisheries to Delay New Aerial Survey for Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Until June 2025

Scientific team will continue conducting its photo-identification project this year using an uncrewed aerial system to estimate abundance and trends for this endangered whale population.
June 14, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Aerial view of an adult whale next to a juvenile swimming in dark water A Cook Inlet beluga adult (white) and juvenile (gray) swim in silty water. Credit: Hollis Europe & Jacob Barbaro/NOAA Fisheries. NOAA permit #20465.

NOAA Fisheries Partners with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in Support of North Atlantic Right Whales

$6 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding will be available through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for vessel strike prevention technology.
May 22, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Aerial image of a right whale as it swims along. The top of its back and head are visble above the surface. A single North Atlantic right swims in the Atlantic Ocean. NOAA Fisheries/Peter Duley

Understanding the Best Conditions for Rice’s Whales

NOAA Fisheries research identifies what makes the best conditions for Rice’s whale habitat, and predicts where else these whales occur.
May 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Rice’s whale at the surface. A Rice’s whale in the Gulf of Mexico. Permit #14450. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Laura Dias