HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii’s first humpback whale count of 2026 recorded 158 fewer whales than the same period last year. The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary reported ...

A mother humpback whale and calf are seen in Hawaiian waters.

As the global whaling moratorium turns 40, experts reflect on how the 1986 ban helped save great whales—and the threats they ...

One paddler's dream is another paddler's nightmare, as demonstrated in a recent viral video in which two sea kayakers witness ...

Whale researcher Janie Wray vividly remembers the first time she saw humpbacks bubble-net feeding on the northern BC coast more than 20 years ...

Photographers capture mutant crayfish, cleaning fish, and synchronized whales in this year's top underwater contests.

Humpback whales are teaching each other a feeding technique called bubble netting, and it's helping a Canadian population recover from whaling.

Up to 2,000 humpbacks are estimated to be feeding along the West Coast this summer, according to the Happywhale project. Humpback whales may have declined to as low as 5,000 globally after industrial ...

Some species are at their most active in winter, whether they’re flying, feeding, or mating. From elephant seals in ...

Some species are at their most active in winter, whether they’re flying, feeding, or mating. From elephant seals in ...

Humpbacks’ social bonds allow them to share and adopt bubble-net feeding tactics which may boost the whales’ recovery in changing oceans, a new study suggests.

Ancient whale-bone harpoons found in Brazil reveal Indigenous whale hunting 5,000 years ago, long before the use of metal ...