Humpback whales are filter feeders and eat small fish and crustaceans, mostly krill. They herd and disorient their prey using several methods. In one, called “bubble-net feeding,” one whale ...

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 ...

“I’m guessing that this situation probably happens every once in a while just because there’s lots of other stuff that eat these fish too,” McKeen said. Humpback whales visit the Salish ...

The humpback that washed up dead ... it comes up right underneath that bait fish to swallow that whole,” St. Lawrence said. “We do know this whale was not only feeding, but had the energy ...

But not all whales within each group eat exactly the same thing ... such as copepod crustaceans and small fish. Humpback and Bryde's whales also actively hunt for small schooling fish such as herring ...