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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

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

Studying Sound in the Ocean to Prepare for Offshore Wind Development

NOAA Fisheries scientists talk about passive acoustic monitoring and where it fits into the country's renewable energy strategy.
May 09, 2024 - Podcast ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
National
Overcast day with mostly gray and silver tones. In the background at left, a line of 8 offshore windmills tower over the horizon. In the foreground, a small boat open-decked boat with a flat roof is silhouetted against a shining sea A small fishing vessel near wind turbines. Credit: Bob Brewer on Unsplash

Entangled Humpback Whale Near Unalaska Successfully Cut Free

The response, in a remote community, took several days and involved a broad array of partner agencies, organizations, and local trained volunteers.
April 19, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
An entangled humpback whale in Iliuliuk Bay near the Port of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. An entangled humpback whale in Iliuliuk Bay near the Port of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Credit: City of Unalaska, taken under NOAA Fisheries Permit #24359.

Deaths of Young Dolphin, Humpback Calf Highlight the Importance of Responsible Boating

In February 2024, NOAA Fisheries and partners responded to a dead spinner dolphin yearling and a dead humpback whale calf in Hawaiʻi. Examinations revealed their deaths were likely due to vessel strikes.
March 07, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A mother humpback whale swims beneath its calf to support it on the ocean surface as a researcher on a nearby boat leans over the railing holding a pole underwater to assess the condition of the call. NOAA researchers with the Hawaiian Islands Humpback National Marine Sanctuary assess an injured humpback whale calf off of Maui. The calf had suspected vessel strike injuries to its tail. Credit: Pacific Whale Foundation (NOAA Fisheries Permit #24359)

A.I. Sorts Public Photos to Show Recovering Pacific Humpback Whales Hit Climate Ceiling

Happywhale.com turns hundreds of thousands of whale photos into data.
February 27, 2024 - Feature Story ,
International
Photo showing tail fluke of humpback whale named "Frosty." Photographs of humpback whale tails, identified through artificial intelligence-based image recognition much like facial recognition, allow researchers to track individual whales across oceans, revealing population growth recovering from industrial whaling — and more recently, decline from a major marine heatwave. This whale is known as “Frosty” CRC-12492, named for the snowman-shaped barnacle scars on the tail. Photo: Ted Cheeseman.

Recent Prescott Grants Supporting Whale Conservation Partners

Our marine mammal network partners are leveraging the Prescott Grant Program's competitive grants to improve their stranding response and investigation capabilities for whale conservation.
February 26, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Humpback whale breaching out of the water in Maui, Hawai'i Humpback whale breaching off of Maui, Hawai’i. Credit: Ed Lyman taken under NOAA Fisheries Permit #14097

Whale Week: Celebrating the Wonder of Whales

Celebrate Whale Week 2024 with us! Discover NOAA's work to study, recover, and conserve these magnificent marine mammals.
February 12, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Graphic for Whale Week featuring illustrations of long-finned pilot whale, sperm whale, beluga whale, and North Atlantic right whale