This new insight builds on a 2010 discovery known as the "whale pump," a system in which whales feed in deep waters and then ...

Each year, whales migrate to and from feeding and breeding grounds. Gray whales, North Atlantic right whales, and blue whales ...

For decades, a single whale’s strange 52-hertz call has baffled scientists, raising haunting questions about its identity, ...

It’s as long as a bus, weighs 40 tons and can launch 12 metres into the air — and it sings haunting songs that travel for miles. Meet the ocean’s most spectacular performer.

The new DFO strategy sets milestones for "ropeless" gear adoption by fisheries, but experts warn a lack of funding and ...

A strange, unexplained sound echoes through the depths of the ocean, captivating scientists and sparking a search for the ...

The North Atlantic Ocean is warming up. Higher temperatures and increased human activity in the region can trigger abrupt changes in marine ecosystems, for example, how species are distributed and ...

How do you hunt a whale when your boat is made of logs lashed with vines and your harpoon is carved from animal bone?

The bipartisan measure specifies “understudied species” such as baleen and sperm whales as its immediate focus and would dedicate $13 million to research annually through 2030. The funding would come, ...

The plan would open up a massive amount of waters to new oil and gas drilling and would be detrimental to marine life.

A group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced legislation designed to improve the federal government’s ability to map whale habitats and help reduce vessel strikes.

Orcas have not had the best press lately. After headlines about sailboats being damaged off the coasts of Spain and Portugal, ...