Chex Mix had been entangled in fishing gear for months during the summer, and after organizations weren't able to free the ...

Marine mammal care centers worry NOAA furloughs and cuts over a longer period could reduce oversight for ocean creatures.

NOAA Fisheries has established a federal task force to address the problem of humpback whales becoming entangled in ...

This year's whale season offered spectacular encounters with these majestic giants as thousands of whales migrated along ...

Astroboy is known to be a Hawaiian humpback whale that migrates to B.C. waters, and it was freed after being spotted by a ...

One of the world’s busiest harbors became the scene of a dramatic rescue operation Friday after a young humpback whale was spotted with fishing gear tangled around its tail. Rescuers were first ...

Commercial fishermen who hoped for a loosening of fishing regulations during President Donald Trump’s administration faced a setback when a federal appeals court reinstated rules meant to protect a ...

César Espino dives repeatedly to cut rope that had hopelessly trapped an emaciated Bryde’s whale off the Canary Islands. A 45-foot Bryde’s whale that had become hopelessly ensnared in fishing gear off ...

Chris Curran said the whale popped up right beside his boat. — -- One dad and his two little boating buddies had an unexpected visitor drop by their fishing trip Saturday when a whale breached ...

North Atlantic right whales are said to have received their name because historically, they were the 'right' whales for ...

What was supposed to be a normal offshore fishing trip turned into chaos when a kayak angler accidentally hooked a massive ...