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11 Cool Facts About Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

Did you know these marine mammals are part of the cetacean family? Check out these facts to learn more.
February 16, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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National
finback image for 2020 whale week Finback whales. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Protecting Ocean Giants: Whale Week 2021

Join us as we celebrate whales and NOAA's work to conserve and protect these majestic ocean giants.
February 16, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
Blue whale Blue whale. Credit: Christian Miller

Diverse Threats Imperil Northeast Pacific Killer Whales, Including Southern Residents

Vessel strikes may be an “underappreciated but important threat” to endangered orcas. Southern Resident Connections - Post 14
January 25, 2021 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Killer whales in Puget Sound

Nearby Vessels Interrupt Feeding of Southern Resident Killer Whales, Especially Females

Study finds that females often give up foraging when vessels approach.
January 12, 2021 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Killer whale at sea with visible DTAG

Time for a Whale Disentanglement: Thanksgiving in Tenakee Springs

Tenakee volunteers also assist NOAA with Bigg’s killer whale necropsy.
December 04, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Chew and Lewis Myron Tenakee Springs, AK Gordon Chew uses a GoPro on a pole to assess the humpback entanglement while Steve Lewis carefully negotiates the full circumference of the whale. Credit: Rachel Myron, NOAA permit #18786-04

No-Impact Whale Watching: The Whale Trail Builds Knowledge of Whales and Support for Recovery

More than 100 West Coast sites from Canada to California feature whale watching from shore. Southern Resident Connections - Post 11
October 26, 2020 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Person looking through binoculars out to sea Taking in the view at one of The Whale Trail's northernmost stops in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Credit: The Whale Trail

First Direct Evidence of Killer Whale Predation on Bowhead Whales in the U.S. Pacific Arctic Documented by Scientists

A new study provides essential information to conserve an endangered species and supports subsistence communities own observations.
September 14, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of five bowhead whales at waters surface. Bowhead whales. Photo Credit: NOAA Fisheries. Funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

Give Pregnant Killer Whales Space to Forage

Washington regulations require boaters to stay 300 yards from Southern Resident killer whales, 400 yards in front and behind.
August 13, 2020 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
An adult orca is swimming underwater, and a calf is next to its dorsal fin. The calf is surfacing from the water.

What is Nearshore Habitat and Why Does it Matter to Orcas?

Restoration focuses on valuable shoreline habitat where juvenile fish grow.
June 22, 2020 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
School of young salmon Young salmon

Sound Strategy: Hunting with the Southern Residents, Part 2

Southern Resident killer whales tell one salmon from another with sound. Southern Resident Connections - Post 8
June 15, 2020 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Diagram illustrating a killer whale using echolocation This illustration of echolocation by Uko Gorter shows a whale sending out sound waves to locate prey, and the sound echoes that bounces back to the whale from a salmon.