NOAA is investigating after the adult male was found when the ship arrived in Sitka, marking the second such incident in ...

A dead fin whale wound up on the bow of the Norwegian Joy cruise ship and blocked its port near Sitka Bay in Alaska, the ...

A cruise to Alaska offers one of the best chances of seeing humpback whales, orcas, and other rare wildlife, if you make looking for them a priority during your sailing. When I set sail on my first ...

Alaska stranding network members, including Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services, and NOAA Fisheries, necropsied two humpback whales in Icy Strait in July 2024. On July 3, ...

A fin whale was found dead on the bow of a cruise ship in Sitka on Thursday, the second time this summer that one of the endangered whales has met such a fate coming into an Alaska port. Federal ...

A recent study published in Frontiers in Marine Science says that an isolated beluga whale society in Bristol Bay, Alaska, is breaking the binary of its mating systems, eschewing the usual choice ...

In the icy waters of Alaska's Bristol Bay, a new study reveals how a small population of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) survive the long haul through a surprising strategy: they mate with ...

Fish-eating killer whales in southern Alaska have a diverse, seasonally changing diet featuring salmon and groundfish, according to a published study in the journal Ecosphere. The types of fish ...

Scientists find that Aleutian Island passes and the northern Gulf of Alaska remain key feeding grounds for this rare whale. To locate endangered North Pacific right whales, scientists listen for their ...

A dead fin whale was found dead on top of the bulbous bow of a cruise ship docking in Sitka, Alaska, on Thursday.

A dead fin whale was found on the bow of the Norwegian Joy cruise ship in Alaska, requiring removal by responders; officials hope a necropsy will provide more information about the incident.