Researchers follow orca ‘flukeprints’ in Monterey Bay
Each spring gray whales migrate north from Mexico, towing their newborn calves over the formidable Monterey Canyon for the first time. Orcas also come into the bay. to hunt the …
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Japan to start hunting fin whales after five years of commercial whaling
Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday, five years after leaving an international body that regulates the …
White orca Frosty, now 4, spotted off California with transient pod CA216
A light-skin orca dubbed Frosty was spotted Monday, April 29, off Newport Beach frolicking alongside a pod of killer whales that always brings a buzz when it makes a surprise …
Whale found near Alameda likely died after being hit by ship
SAN FRANCISCO – A gray whale found floating off the coast of Alameda on April 20 likely died due to blunt force trauma from a vessel strike, according to a …
Season’s first blue whale does ‘greyhounding lunges’ off California coast
With a flurry of exciting whale sightings off Southern California in recent weeks, it comes as no surprise that the season’s first blue whale has also been spotted and, in …
A frolicking humpback, 3 minkes and dolphins put on a show off California coast
A frolicking juvenile humpback repeatedly breached from waters among the coves off South Laguna, drawing cheers not only from passengers aboard whale-watching vessels but also from residents in homes along …
Rescuers search off Northern California coast for young gray whale entangled in gill net
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ | Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Rescuers were searching Wednesday for a gray whale last spotted off Northern California’s coast with its tail entangled in a …
Pacific islands leaders grant whales & dolphins ‘personhood’ status. India did it over a decade ago
India has taken particular care of dolphins over the last decade. It is illegal in India to capture cetaceans like river dolphins, violating their personhood rights. Along with that, India has …
Sperm whale is surprise sighting off California coast
A sperm whale, the world’s largest-toothed animal, showed up just 11 miles outside of the Long Beach Harbor this week, hanging out in 900 feet of water on Tuesday, April …
It survived ‘Blackfish’ and COVID. Where San Diego’s biggest theme park is headed now.
By Lori Weisberg When SeaWorld San Diego marked its half-century anniversary 10 years ago, it was enmeshed in a public relations quagmire following the release just a year earlier of “Blackfish,” …