The first humpback whale of the 2024-2025 season was spotted off the coast of Kāʻanapali, Maui, on Oct. 8 by Capt. Matt ...

A San Francisco whale watching business is getting a lot more attention this year thanks to a a dog who helps the crew find ...

Only one species, the pygmy whale, makes its home in the ocean off ... maintains seasonal management areas during the migratory season to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales ...

"Whale watching crews are going a lot later in the season because we’re seeing them along here," he said. "If there’s food around, there’s good reason for them to stay here ... We are seeing them all ...

Those numbers are considerably higher than the threshold of 20 in a zone that triggers a delay to the season’s opening. In addition, the agency recorded 14 whale entanglements with fishing gear ...