An increasing number of humpback whales are being born in southerly waters, potentially exposing calves to greater risks.

Erin Gless, executive director of the Pacific Whale Watch Association, joins Good Day Seattle to celebrate the first humpback whale calf of 2025. Famous whale 'Big Mama' has brought her eighth child ...

"Big Mama" and her eighth calf have migrated back to PNW waters! They were recently spotted near San Juan Islands.

A well-known humpback whale has returned to the waters of the Salish Sea, this time with a new calf in tow. The whale, identified as BCY0324, or “Big Mama,” got her namesake for being the mother of ...

The Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) has announced the arrival of the first humpback whale calf of the 2025 season in the Salish Sea.

A humpback whale stays by the side of a whale entangled in fishing gear. He spent more than five hours by her side, swimming below her and raising her to the surface to breathe. Photograph By Dan ...

A team of marine biologists at the University of North Carolina and Duke University has found humpback whales have poorer ...

Better understanding how humpbacks and other whales see could inspire “strategies for making fishing gear more visible” and ...

In this newest sanctuary, NOAA partners with an Indigenous tribe to protect vital marine habitat and sacred places.

Being in the water with a sleeping humpback is an amazing experience. But even as it slept, this whale was aware of the ...

Visitors listened to whale songs, tail slaps and pre-recorded underwater audio through boat speakers. Researchers encouraged ...

The haunting calls and thunderous fin slaps of humpback whales may be doing more than captivating tourists and they are ...