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The Mystery of the Entangled Oregon Orca

1/3/2023 - By fisheries.noaa.gov Intensive search for killer whale carcass leads to an answer hidden in its DNA. The black-and-white pattern of a killer whale stood out to an Oregon fisherman. He was heading home to port about 30 miles southwest of Newport on June 26 at 1:47 p.m. The problem was… SEE MORE

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North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season 2023

12/27/2022 - By fisheries.noaa.gov We estimate there are fewer than 350 North Atlantic right whales remaining. With so few of these whales left, researchers closely monitor the southeastern United States for new offspring during the annual right whale calving season. Every single female North Atlantic right whale and calf are vital to… SEE MORE

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Whales and Climate Change: Big Risks to the Ocean’s Biggest Species

2/25/2022 - The impacts of climate change are intensifying locally and globally, significantly affecting marine life and ecosystems. We are already seeing environmental changes, including warming oceans, rising seas, ocean acidification, and an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. The distribution patterns of many marine species are changing due to… SEE MORE

Are We On the Verge of Chatting with Whales?

11/11/2021 - By Christoph Droesser. “I don’t know much about whales. I have never seen a whale in my life,” says Michael Bronstein. The Israeli computer scientist, teaching at Imperial College London, England, might not seem the ideal candidate for a project involving the communication of sperm whales. But his skills as… SEE MORE

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Endangered North Atlantic right whales are dying at an alarming rate, with heavy losses in Canadian waters.

Lobster Boat Tracking Coming to Protect Whales, Fishery

8/16/2021 - By Patrick Whittle. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America’s lobster fishing businesses could be subjected to electronic tracking requirements to try to protect vulnerable right whales and get a better idea of the population of the valuable crustaceans. An arm of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, an interstate regulatory authority,… SEE MORE

Coast Guard Kicks Off Operation Be Whale Wise

6/21/2021 - SEATTLE — The Coast Guard kicks off Operation Be Whale Wise to encourage the public to practice safe whale-watching this summer in the Pacific Northwest. Operation Be Whale Wise is an effort to educate the public through outreach and enforcement activities, as well as increase the public's stewardship of these local… SEE MORE

High Density of Right Whales in Massachusetts Waters

4/23/2021 - Update from Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) is closely monitoring the presence of North Atlantic Right Whales in Massachusetts coastal waters. From the period of April 6, 2021 through April 20, 2021 aerial and acoustic surveillance conducted by the NOAA Fisheries and the Provincetown Center… SEE MORE

https://www.ocregister.com/2021/03/20/rare-sighting-of-tropical-false-killer-whales-off-newport-and-laguna-beaches/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=fb-ocregister&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR1oP8FRnSobXZFC6sgYCqZLUsY2OFYSIUzl7GmqE89GYk9Y4vNnRLKTGm4

Rare Sighting of Tropical False Killer Whales off OC Coast

3/22/2021 - By Laylan Connelly. A pod of about 40 false killer whales showed up along the Orange County coastline on Saturday, March 20, a rare sighting for the tropical species typically found in warmer waters. The last time they were reported locally was spring 2019, when they showed up four times… SEE MORE

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/science/beaked-whale-diving-record.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Science

Beaked Whale Shatters Record With 3 Hour 42 Minute Dive

9/25/2020 - By Katherine J. Wu. The 1959 movie “Ben-Hur” runs some three-and-a-half hours long. A Cuvier’s beaked whale could watch the entire film underwater, never taking a gulp of air, with time to spare. “They are remarkable divers,” said Nicola Quick, a marine biologist at Duke University. These pointy-snouted cetaceans, which frequent the… SEE MORE

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Rescuers Free Entangled Whale Off Monterey

12/18/2019 - By Associated Press. A rescue team helped free a young humpback whale that was tangled in fishing gear south of San Francisco days after a fisherman first spotted it, a conservation group said Tuesday. The team in a small inflatable boat in Monterey Bay attached five large, hot-pink buoys to… SEE MORE

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