150,000-tonne cruise liners to smaller whale-watching boats, ply the waters as part of Southern Alaska's massive tourism industry. The Covid-19 pandemic brought all of that to a sudden halt.

An umiak, or skin boat ... whale hunters in our podcast, Overheard at National Geographic. This story appears in the December 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. On the North Slope of ...

After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right ...

Fisherman Cy Williams captured the moment a humpback whale breached the water to feed just a few feet away from docked boats at Knudson Cove Marina, Alaska. Video/Photo: Caters News Home Browse ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the U.S. Maritime Administration for failing to consider shipping traffic’s harm to highly endangered ...

A cruise to Alaska is one of the ... life with 700-pound crab pots. The boat may also stop at nearby Annette Island, where you'll have the chance to see whales, sea lions, seals and bald eagles ...

Wildlife viewing, exploration and getting off the boat as much as possible are ... considered to offer some of the best whale-watching waters in Alaska: a misty spout is a sure sign they’re ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— NOAA Fisheries announced ... “As one of the rarest whales on the planet, North Pacific right whales require a dedicated effort to recover,” said Kevin Campion, boat captain and ...

With humpback whales making their annual migration from Alaska to Hawaii at the beginning ... hydrophone aboard Hawaii Ocean Rafting's boats. Both the monohull and the rigid inflatable boat ...