The incident highlights a much bigger crisis: an estimated 20,000 whales are struck and killed by ships each year.

The body of a young humpback whale washed ashore on Wednesday evening in Winthrop, Massachusetts, and crews have been trying ...

About 30 baleen whales, mostly gray whales, have died in Washington's waters in 2026. NOAA declared an "Unusual Mortality ...

A pregnant fin whale was found dead on the bow of a cruise ship in Alaska last week. Fin whales are endangered and particularly threatened by vessel strikes.

One hundred and fifty gray whales have washed up dead on the West Coast this year, with an unusually high number of ...

A growing number of whale deaths along the West Coast has conservationists warning that 2026 could become one of the ...

A rare Sowerby's beaked whale washed up dead on Canvey Island in Essex, prompting officials to block off the U.K. beach and warn the public to stay away. Investigations are underway to determine the c ...

A growing number of gray whale deaths in and around San Francisco Bay is causing concern among scientists, who say the trend is both unusual and alarming. According to the newly released 2026 Whale ...

In August, Digital Journal reported on the die-offs, described by NOAA as an “unusual mortality event.” The deaths of the 11 fin whales,14 humpbacks, one grey whale, and four unidentified whales ...

A juvenile humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) entangled in the opening to Alaska’s Endicott Arm was successfully freed ...

Current climate trends and increasing ocean surface temperatures are already expanding the northern geographic range of harmful algae blooms (HABs) in the Pacific Ocean. The world witnessed this in ...