humpback whales

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it believes that this is the same carcass that was observed by the Coast Guard earlier this month. In a statement, an agency spokesperson said that due to decomposition, a full necropsy is unlikely.

NOAA said by the time responders arrived on scene, the 40-foot female, known as 'Chunk', was dead. The agency is investigating the death.

A commercial lobster diver was seriously injured when he was caught in the mouth of a humpback whale off the coast of Cape Cod.

A humpback whale known to many along the eastern seaboard will continue educating people, even after her death.The whale, named "Vector" by scientists,…

A dead humpback whale is floating in a Lubec cove. Scientists are eager to find the cause of its demise, as the discovery comes at a time of increasing…

PORTLAND, Maine - Government scientists are launching an investigation into an unusually large number of humpback whale deaths from North Carolina to…

By Michael Casey, The Associated PressCONCORD, N.H. - A study has found that noise from shipping in North Atlantic waters is impacting the feeding…