Whales may be known as gentle giants, but they still have a looming presence as the world’s loudest and largest animals. The Antarctic blue whale can weigh up to 400,000 pounds and stretches to 98 ...

Imagine you are a blue whale swimming up the California coast, as you do every spring. You are searching for krill in the Santa Barbara Channel, a zone that teems with fish, kelp forests, seagrass ...

A UC Santa Cruz scientist who specializes in research at the intersection of big data and marine-life conservation has contributed to a new study that shows the vast majority of “hotspots” where ships ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Results show that the 10th annual season of the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program (BWBS) in 2024 reduced the risk of deadly ship strikes to whales by 50%, ...

The Blue BOAT Initiative’s smart buoys use LIDO software to detect large marine animals' presence, then alert nearby vessels. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...