Refine Results
Region
News Category
Topic
Species Category

News & Announcements

News

400 items match your filter criteria.

Killer Whale Genetics Raise Inbreeding Questions

A new genetic analysis of Southern Resident killer whales found that two male whales fathered more than half of the calves born since 1990 that scientists have samples from, a sign of inbreeding in the small killer whale population that frequents Washington’s Salish Sea and Puget Sound.
April 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
2 Killer whales, one breaching

#MIhumpbacks: Humpback Whales of the Mariana Islands

Are these whales the key to solving a scientific mystery?
April 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
3528x2352-humback-fluke.jpg

URI Students, Public Join NEFSC Researchers To Study Whales Off the MA/RI Coast

Live broadcasts of cruise offered on Facebook.
April 04, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Crew member lowering a towbody.

Spring Brings Increased Right Whale Monitoring in New England Waters

Research Conducted On, Over, and Under the Water
April 03, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two right whales swimming side by side.

Right Whale Conservation: Get the Facts from Our Ship Strike Experts

North Atlantic right whales are approaching extinction, and vessel strikes, also known as ship strikes, are a leading cause of their declining population. Explore the strategies and challenges of reducing these dangerous collisions in this Q&A.
March 19, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
FWC_8146_21JAN2006_AJG_crop.jpg

The Changing Voices of North Atlantic Right Whales

Similarities Found with Human Voices
March 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Right whale feeding

Dall’s Porpoise Expands Territory in a Changing Prince William Sound

Territory increases as killer whale population dwindles.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Aerial view of whale swimming in water

A Wealth of Scientific Information, Decades in the Making

A recent special issue journal highlights the status of an Alaska marine ecosystem more than a quarter century after the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Water with mountains in the background

Caribbean Waters May Hold Clues to Humpback Whale Populations

Researchers are learning what underwater recording devices revealed about humpback whales migrating to Caribbean islands in the winter of 2017.
February 16, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Humpback whales and seabirds as seen from above.

The Big-Hearted Blue Whale

Not only are blue whales the largest animals in the sea, they are also the largest animals ever to live on this planet—even bigger than all known dinosaurs.
February 14, 2018 - Feature Story ,
National
an infographic says "Did you know? The heart of a blue whale weighs about 400 pounds--the same as a piano. It shows an illustration fo a whale whale with its standard and latin name below it. Between the text and the whale are images of a blue whale heart, an equal sign, and a piano illustration. A blue whale's heart weighs about 400 pounds—the same as a piano.