Humpback whale populations have been increasing throughout many of their ranges since a final moratorium on commercial whaling was established in 1985 by the International Whaling Commission, NOAA ...

Another humpback washed up in Napeague on Dec. 17, the group added. Authorities are asking curious residents to stay clear of a young humpback whale that washed up dead on Long Beach. Leebythesea ...

The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a playful and spirited cetacean who had become familiar to whale watchers last summer for her acrobatic ...

Humpback whales in California are known ... I saw the whale come up,” McSorley said. “I thought, 'Oh no! It's too close.” The video from onlookers shows the exact moment the two women ...

Incredible photos of a whale and a dolphin “surfing” together very close to the north Cornwall coast have been captured on camera.

A young dead female humpback whale washed ashore in Huntington Beach early Saturday morning. The 20-foot whale washed up at around 5:30 a.m. around lifeguard tower #5, just south of the pier ...

UPDATE: This post has been updated with input from NOAA Fisheries regarding the likelihood that the whale had been struck by a ship. A 26-foot humpback whale that was found deceased and entangled ...

Watch as a humpback whale tangled in fishing line was freed. Staff from the NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) -- A deceased humpback whale washed ashore near the Huntington Beach Pier last week, prompting an investigation from wildlife officials. According to the ...