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Make Way for Whale Week 2019

Discover more about these awe-inspiring marine mammals and learn about our work to conserve and protect them.
February 11, 2019 - Feature Story ,
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Two Alaskans Postpone Thanksgiving to Rescue Whale Near Prince of Wales Island

NOAA says actions resulted in a safe, deliberate assessment and rescue of entangled humpback whale.
November 23, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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NOAA-Led Team Frees Entangled Whale near Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Humpback was immobilized much like a dog on a leash.
October 22, 2018 - Feature Story ,
team on raft freeing an entangled whale

Young Whale Gets an Unlikely Second Chance at Survival

NOAA and partners worked together off Sandy Hook, New Jersey yesterday to cut a length of rope entangling a juvenile humpback whale, giving the whale a second chance.
July 12, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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#MIhumpbacks: Humpback Whales of the Mariana Islands

Are these whales the key to solving a scientific mystery?
April 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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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 ,
Humpback whales and seabirds as seen from above.

Woods Hole Science Organizations Collaborate to Involve Students in Real-time Whale Research in the Caribbean

An undergraduate research voyage in the Caribbean with SEA Semester presents a perfect opportunity for scientists from NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center to continue their research on humpback whales.
February 12, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Breaching humpback whale.

Robots Detect Whales in Real Time, Revealing Changes in Migration Patterns

Scientists are using a variety of real-time tools, from moored buoys to autonomous underwater vehicles, to detect the presence of baleen whales and record the sounds they make. One active buoy is located south of New York City and another, which was recen
October 30, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Stacked graphs showing whale detections, for fin, right, and sei whales.