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.

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 ...

A young and injured humpback whale died after becoming stranded on a sandbar off the coast of Long Beach Island, officials shared.

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

Middle school students in Manchester Township had an experience of a lifetime. Forty students who were part of the Eco Explorers Club boarded the Jersey Girl Whale Watching boat in Belmar. They got to ...

A young humpback whale that became stranded on a sandbar off the coast of Long Beach Island died Sunday after rescue teams determined it could not survive, officials said. The 29-foot whale was first ...

A 29-foot young humpback whale stranded and sadly died off Long Beach Island, despite rescue efforts hindered by stormy ...

Officials from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said they planned to humanely euthanize the animal but it died before they could.