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Topic: Whales

North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.
Speed restrictions reduce chance of vessel collisions with right whales
May 9, 2023
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
whales
endangered species
North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.
Illustration showing different species of whales.
#WhaleWeek 2023: A closer look at these magnificent marine mammals
April 24, 2023
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
whales
Illustration showing different species of whales.
Photo of Southern Resident killer whale leaps out of water.
Podcast: Inbreeding is a conservation challenge for iconic killer whales
April 10, 2023
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
whales
Photo of Southern Resident killer whale leaps out of water.
Two hawksbill turtles interacting.
Love is in the air, and sea: 5 facts about the affections of marine creatures
February 13, 2023
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
marine life
whales
sea turtles
fish
holidays
Two hawksbill turtles interacting.
Photo of a wind turbines generate electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 07, 2022 near Block Island, Rhode Island.
Frequently asked questions: Offshore wind and whales
January 19, 2023
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
Offshore wind
whales
Photo of a wind turbines generate electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 07, 2022 near Block Island, Rhode Island.
Photo of staff from area stranding network teams conduct a necropsy, or postmortem examination, of a stranded humpback whale in Brigantine, New Jersey on January 15, 2023.
NOAA Fisheries to discuss East Coast whale strandings
January 18, 2023
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
whales
media teleconference
Photo of staff from area stranding network teams conduct a necropsy, or postmortem examination, of a stranded humpback whale in Brigantine, New Jersey on January 15, 2023.
Image of a migratory whale near a ship.
New protections for endangered whales along the California coast adopted
January 5, 2023
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
whales
Image of a migratory whale near a ship.
North Atlantic right whale Medusa and calf, taken under NOAA permit 20556-01.
Researchers monitor offspring for 2023 right whale calving season
December 13, 2022
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
whales
North Atlantic right whale Medusa and calf, taken under NOAA permit 20556-01.
These two rare North Atlantic right whales were photographed by the NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Center aerial survey team in May 2016.
NOAA and BOEM announce draft offshore wind, North Atlantic right whale strategy
October 21, 2022
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Ocean & Coasts
Topics:
whales
alternative energy
offshore wind energy
These two rare North Atlantic right whales were photographed by the NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Center aerial survey team in May 2016.
Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back.
Podcast: Slowing down to save North Atlantic right whales
August 18, 2022
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
whales
safety
Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back.

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