The number of North Pacific humpback whales in the 2008 study known as the Structure of Populations, Levels of Abundance and Status of Humpbacks, or SPLASH, was estimated at just under 20,000 ...

People at the southern California Ventura Harbor were in for an amazing sight when a juvenile humpback whale swam right past ...

Humpback whales are rebounding after a warm water event that killed off sea life in the North Pacific. Researchers at Glacier Bay say it's a relief to see baby whales in the water again.

Humpback whales are shown feeding. New research indicates there are five distinct populations of the whales in the North Pacific. Jan Straley / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

In one of the largest collaborations among humpback whale researchers, over 60 co-authors published a paper on the changing population of North Pacific humpback whales. The University of Hawaii at ...

Looking for a place to experience majestic, enormous orca whales in Washington? The Salish Sea is an intricate network of ...

Humpback whale abundance in the North Pacific estimated by photographic capture-recapture with bias correction from simulation studies. Marine Mammal Science , 2011; 27 (4): 793 DOI: 10.1111/j ...

A humback whale breaches in Nayarit, Mexico. After decades of recovering from commercial whaling, the North Pacific humpback whale population is declining due to climate change. (Photo/Nicole Ransome) ...

SAN FRANCISCO— The federal government proposed a new rule today to designate 302,961 square nautical miles in the Pacific Ocean as critical habitat for three populations of endangered humpback whales.

In the North Pacific, the study found the humpback whale population dwindled from 33,500 in 2012 to 26,500 by 2021. View of the tail of a Humpback whale at the Gerlache Strait in Antarctica, Jan ...

Humpback whales are rebounding after a warm water event that killed off sea life in the North Pacific. Researchers at Glacier Bay say it's a relief to see baby whales in the water again.