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Understanding the Best Conditions for Rice’s Whales
NOAA Fisheries research identifies what makes the best conditions for Rice’s whale habitat, and predicts where else these whales occur.
#MIhumpbacks: Humpback Whales of the Mariana Islands
Are these whales the key to solving a scientific mystery?
Splash into Whale Week with NOAA Fisheries
Join us for Whale Week 2018!
When a Right Whale Dies
When a right whale dies and we find it in U.S. waters, we work with stranding network partners to do a necropsy so that we can find out more about the whale and what caused its death. The right whale known as “Snake Eyes” likely died from entanglement.
Bowhead Whales in Alaska
2007 summary of the bowhead whale population, management, psychology, behavior and the Alaska Native subsistence hunt.
Bowhead Whale Subsistence Harvest 2008-2012
Co-management of the bowhead whale subsistence harvest.
Whale Season Is Here!
Right whales have been seen in high numbers south of Cape Cod, in Cape Cod Bay.
Large Whale Entanglement Response
NOAA Fisheries authorizes emergency response to large whales with life-threatening entanglements.
10th Annual Right Whale Festival
Each fall, the Right Whale Festival celebrates North Atlantic right whales and their annual return to the waters off Florida and Georgia, which is the only known right whale calving area.
HICEAS Hilite: Killer Whales in the Tropics
A rare encounter with killer whales in Hawaiian waters.
Right Whale Festival 2019
The Right Whale Festival celebrates the annual return of endangered North Atlantic right whales to the warm coastal water off northeast Florida and Georgia, where they give birth to and nurse their young.
Tracking Technology: The Science of Finding Whales
Whales can be very hard to find in Earth’s vast seas. NOAA Fisheries’ scientists and partners use a range of technologies and research techniques to locate whales and study their behavior. Some of these techniques are new and exploratory while others are
Investigation of West Coast Gray Whale Strandings Continues as Whales Head South for the Winter
The Central California survey counts migrating whales for a new population assessment.
Right Whale Festival 2021
The Right Whale Festival celebrates the annual return of endangered North Atlantic right whales to the warm coastal waters off northeast Florida and Georgia, where they give birth to and nurse their young.
10 Wonderful Whale Facts
How much do you know about different species of whales? As we celebrate Whale Week, take a look at some interesting tidbits and see if you learn something new about these majestic creatures.