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Image: Time for a Whale Disentanglement: Thanksgiving in Tenakee Springs

NOAA Aerial Whale Survey Team Assists with Disentangling North Atlantic Right Whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

On July 9, 2019 while photographing right whales for identification, the NOAA Fisheries aerial whale survey team re-sighted a known entangled whale. They then assisted with relocating it for Canadian rescuers, and helped them a few days later by monitori
Image: NOAA Aerial Whale Survey Team Assists with Disentangling North Atlantic Right Whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Listing of Blue Whale Under the ESA

Official listing of the blue whale under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

Documenting the Elusive North Pacific Right Whale

North Atlantic right whales get a lot of attention. In this episode, we learn a little about their lesser known West Coast cousins: North Pacific right whales, whose numbers are dramatically low.
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North Atlantic Right Whales and the Dangers of Vessel Strikes and Entanglement

North Atlantic right whales are one of the most endangered whales. They are threatened by ship strikes and fishing gear entanglements throughout their range.
Image: North Atlantic Right Whales and the Dangers of Vessel Strikes and Entanglement
Image: Beluga Whale Acoustic Monitoring Survey - Post 1

Searching for Type D: A New Species of Killer Whale?

In January, 2019, an experienced group of killer whale biologists launched an expedition from the southern tip of Chile into some of the roughest waters in the world, searching for what could be a new species of killer whale.
Image: Searching for Type D: A New Species of Killer Whale?
Image: False Killer Whales: Sentinels of Ocean Health

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.
Image: Young Whale Gets an Unlikely Second Chance at Survival

Humpback Whales in the Marianas

From January to March in 2015–2019, the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, in partnership with the Navy, conducted small-boat surveys off Saipan to look for humpback whales.

Lost Whale L47 Reflects the Plight of Endangered Southern Resident Whales

She produced seven calves over her life, although only three survived. The whale population is struggling to recover. Southern Resident Connections - Post 22
Image: Lost Whale L47 Reflects the Plight of Endangered Southern Resident Whales
Image: Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Aerial Survey - Post 6

Sentinels of Change: Gray Whales in the Arctic

Gray whales are now making their great annual migration to Arctic feeding grounds. What they find there may be changing.
Image: Sentinels of Change: Gray Whales in the Arctic

Economic Analysis of Whale Watching Tourism in Alaska

This document provides an analysis of the economic impacts of the Alaska’s whale watching industry.
Image: Economic Analysis of Whale Watching Tourism in Alaska