PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) — Marine scientists say endangered North Atlantic right whales have been spotted in Cape Cod Bay for the first time this feeding season.

The Center for Coastal Studies says its aerial surveillance team saw seven right whales in the bay on Tuesday. They are among ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal officials say last year was slightly worse than average for the entanglement of large whales, which is a major threat to the animals’ populations.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a report Thursday on the subject. The agency says ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday authorized use of seismic air guns to find oil and gas formations deep underneath the Atlantic Ocean floor, reversing Obama administration policies and drawing outrage from critics who say the practice can disturb or injure whales, sea turtles ...

HONOLULU (AP) — In a story Nov. 26 about a decline in Hawaii humpback whale sightings in Hawaii, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a researcher published data about the latest decline in whale sightings. The researcher has published peer-reviewed papers about this population of ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Research into the decline of humpback whale sightings in Hawaii points to a food chain disruption likely caused by warmer ocean temperatures in the whales’ feeding grounds in Alaska, federal officials have said.

U.S. and international researchers, wildlife managers and ...

TRURO, Mass. (AP) — The carcass of a 54-foot fin whale that was known to researchers for more than 30 years has washed up on a Massachusetts beach.

The Cape Cod Times reports Cotuit ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A group of scientists, conservationists and others is meeting in Massachusetts to brainstorm strategies to save one of the rarest marine mammals on the planet.

It’s the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium’s annual meeting, and it’s wrapping up on Thursday at the ...

MORRO BAY, Calif. (AP) — A commercial eel fisherman jumped into the ocean off the central California coast to cut a humpback whale free from entangling ropes.

KNTV ...

COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission is supporting a multi-year study to prevent whale entanglements off the Oregon Coast.

The Coos Bay World reports that the board of the industry-funded agency approved nearly $45,000 toward the three-year $300,000 project.

The ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scientists say the population of North Atlantic right whales could decline to levels not seen since 1990 in as few as 12 years.

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, which manages coastal fisheries, received an update on the status of the whales on Monday. ...

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) — Researchers say a 54-foot fin whale that was found dead in Massachusetts was known to them for more than 30 years.

The Cape Cod Times reports the ...

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Summer vacations bring beach trips and a two-month hiatus from school for many teachers, but for Lamar High School math teacher Michelle Greene, summer brought a two-week excursion on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship.

From July 15 to Aug. 3, ...

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the third death of a rare North Atlantic right whale this year has been confirmed.

NOAA and conservationists are keeping a close eye on the right whale population because of high mortality and low reproduction ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Inupiat community in far northern Alaska is mourning the deaths of two whale hunters who died when their boat capsized while they were towing a bowhead whale home to help feed residents.

Despite their grief, locals still had to butcher the animal when it reached ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles antiques dealer has been sentenced to three years of probation after being convicted of selling ivory tusks in violation of state law.

City Attorney Mike Feuer says Tuesday that Anthony James Buccola was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine.

Buccola’s ...

WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — Another minke (MIN’-kee) whale has died after beaching in Massachusetts.

The whale stranded in Wellfleet on Saturday.

A marine mammal rescue and research team at the International Fund for Animal Welfare responded to the scene and performed a health ...

FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a sperm whale calf died shortly after washing ashore on a Florida beach.

The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports a Flagler Beach police ...

MARSHFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A dead adult minke (MIN’-kee) whale has washed ashore in Massachusetts adding to a year of high mortality for the giant animals along the New England coast.

Officials with the New England Aquarium say the 26-foot whale washed up in Marshfield on Tuesday. It was the ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Humpback whale sightings are becoming less common in the Hawaiian Islands.

Researchers have found that along with fewer sightings, fewer male Hawaiian humpback whales have been recorded singing, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser

BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — A minke whale has died in Cape Cod waters, the third such whale found in area waters this season.

The 18-foot whale that was hauled ashore Saturday in Barnstable was first spotted alive Friday morning in Wellfleet Harbor.

Brian Sharp is a marine mammal ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A report by federal scientists about a critically endangered whale says some regulations intended to protect them aren’t working and might have unintended consequences for the animals.

The report is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration technical memo and ...

LONDON (AP) — British officials say the beluga whale spotted in the River Thames seems to be feeding properly and swimming strongly.

The animal welfare group RSPCA said Wednesday the whale is “able to move fast in the water and dive.” Officials hope it will return to the open ...

LONDON (AP) — A beluga whale was spotted in the River Thames outside the British capital on Tuesday, officials said.

The unusual sighting happened in the Gravesend area about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of London. ...

RYE, N.H. (AP) — Officials say a dead juvenile whale washed ashore on a New Hampshire beach.

Authorities are working to determine what caused the death of the 16-foot, 2-ton minke whale that was found Monday morning in Rye. WMUR-TV

SAO PAULO (AP) — Members of the International Whaling Commission defeated a Japanese proposal to reinstate commercial whaling at a meeting in Brazil on Friday.

The commission suspended commercial whaling in the 1980s, but Japan argued that stocks have recovered sufficiently for the ban to ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The National Marine Fisheries Service is sending more than $6 million to nearly 30 marine conservation projects as part of its Species Recovery Grant Program.

The grants are designed to help marine species that face threats in the wild. Four of the awards are going ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — An art studio off Pine Street in Burlington is filled with whales.

Most of the whales are floating several feet off the floor, suspended by wire or supported by poles. Some are illuminated from within, revealing their skeletons through their thin skin. All are the ...

COHASSET, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a humpback whale calf that was seen floating near the coast of Massachusetts has died.

Police say the dead calf washed ashore Sunday morning in Cohasset. The Center for Coastal Studies says the whale had been spotted floating near Gloucester Friday ...

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Authorities in Massachusetts say good Samaritans rescued a beached whale.

WCVB-TV reports Gloucester resident Lisa Carlson awoke to a strange flapping sound Thursday morning. ...

BOSTON (AP) — A member of a species of critically endangered whale that is struggling with poor reproduction has been found dead off of Massachusetts.

North Atlantic right whales are among the most endangered marine mammals, numbering no more than 450. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

SEKIU, Wash. (AP) — A dead humpback whale was discovered floating off shore near Sekiu, Washington, Thursday morning.

KOMO-TV reports that officials with NOAA Fisheries said whale is about 25 to ...