A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in Washington state's inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes after becoming entangled, possibly in some kind of line or fishing gear ...

Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...

It was cheap to take our car on a ferry from Townsend to Coupeville, where we explored Whidbey Island. On the ride, we saw ...

Applications for the program are open through Feb. 17 and the winners of the grants will be announced in March.

Whale watching in this area generally occurs ... Boats leave from two San Juan Island locations: downtown Friday Harbor near the Washington State Ferry landing and Snug Harbor Resort on the ...

This makes Washington state the first place in the world to successfully implement a ban on all new commercial net pens, and ...

The EPA initiated consultation on nationwide standards equivalent to those in Washington state in 2007. But after the two federal wildlife agencies determined the standards would jeopardize salmon, ...

A killer whale mom, who shot to fame after she carried ... The pod, who roam the vast Pacific Ocean between Washington state and British Columbia, face numerous threats including vessel noise ...

It’s a race against the clock for scientists and researchers to learn more about two Southern Resident whale calves and their mothers. One calf, J61, was only a few days old when she died in ...

Most of the entanglements, 23, were documented in California, while five were in Washington and four were in Oregon. Two were also recorded in Canada and Mexico — though these whales were ...

Traditionally, scientists studying whales might spend years manually ... Ferres emphasized that the $5 million in grants will stay in Washington state to honor Microsoft’s 50th anniversary.