Commercial scallopers were unloading their first hauls of the season on Straight Wharf and other parts of the island Monday.

A pod of killer whales has found a devastating tactic that helps them sink their teeth into energy-rich shark livers.

The classic book Moby Dick features an enraged, giant white whale that rams and sinks a ship – and four terrified gals and ...

Scientists are worried about the winter fishing season as well as the effects of federal government cuts to agencies.

Say, for instance, a whale’s suspected cause of death is a boat strike. Researchers will look out for bruises and cuts during ...

A British Columbia marine mammal research scientist says recent boat strikes that have injured and killed humpback whales ...

SA British Columbia whale watching company says it is "devastated" by the discovery of a dead humpback whale that it believes ...

Brian Branch may have earned himself a fine — or worse — from the NFL after his part in instigating a postgame scuffle between the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs. On Sunday, the Chiefs pulled to ...

The [deaths] that hit the hardest are animals like this young whale who never got the chance to contribute to their species.” ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giant animals, according to scientists ...

A minor population increase for a severely endangered whale species has been released, though experts say the news “cannot be taken as a sign of a change of tide.” The North Atlantic Right Whale ...