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New Online Course Provides Guidance on How the On-Water Community Can Help Free Entangled Whales in Hawaiʻi Waters
The U.S. Whale Entanglement Response course helps fishermen, tour boat operators, and whale researchers better assist trained responders disentangle large whales.
Family Members Injured When Vessel Collides With Whale Near Juneau, Alaska
When on the water, a whale could pop up at anytime.
HICEAS Hilite: Close Encounters of the Rare Kind - The Longman’s Beaked Whale aka Indopacetus
Indopacetus pacificus, or the Longman’s beaked whale, is one of the most rarely seen species of beaked whale.
New Online Training for Boaters who Encounter Entangled Whales
Recreational and commercial boaters are often the first to spot and report entangled whales off the West Coast, and The Nature Conservancy and NOAA Fisheries have developed a new online training course to prepare them for such an event.
Whale Week Highlights: A Message from Kim Damon-Randall, Director of NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources
Celebrate Whale Week 2024 with us! This week, we’re spotlighting large whale species, climate change, and what you can do to conserve whales.
Examining Distribution Patterns of Foraging and Non-Foraging Sperm Whales in Hawaiian Waters Using Visual and Passive Acoustic Data
Further understanding the distribution patterns of sperm whale populations in Hawaiʻi and contributing methods for building species distribution models.
Trainings Prepare Teams To Respond to Entangled Large Whales in Alaska
The trainings highlight the importance of safety around whales for communities and experienced teams responding to entanglements.
Women Who Help Entangled Whales
Large whale entanglement has been a predominantly male field, but a growing cadre of experienced and skilled women has strengthened and diversified the response teams.
Body Condition of Endangered Killer Whales Reflects Salmon Numbers and Odds of Survival
New research shows poor body condition puts whales at greater risk of death.
Deploying Passive Acoustic Recorders for North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season
Scientists from the Southeast Fisheries Science Center have deployed passive acoustic recorders to monitor endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Southeast for the 2023 calving season.
Beluga Whale Sounds Aid Scientific Understanding Of When Whales Are Hunting Prey
New information may help with recovery efforts for endangered Cook Inlet belugas.
Faces of Whale Conservation in the Pacific Islands: Adam Pack, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
A frequent NOAA Fisheries collaborator, Adam Pack has spent decades uncovering the mysteries of Hawaiʻi’s humpback whales.
Studying Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales In Alaska
Cook Inlet beluga whales are one of five beluga population stocks found in U.S. waters. They are the only beluga population listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Whale Science on the High Seas
Six-month research survey of marine life in the Hawaiian Islands wraps up.
Blinded by the Noise—Whales and Dolphins in a Noisy Ocean
Many marine mammals use hearing to find their way through the world. But parts of the ocean are filling up with man-made noise, and that has the potential to leave them partially blinded. The CETSOUND project might help.
