Tag: "Humpback whale"

Gray whale.  Photo Credit: NOAA.

Number of Whale Sightings Already High in 2012

Emily Tripp Senior Writer In just the first two weeks of the New Year it is clear that the number of whale sightings will be much higher than previous years. To start, the annual southward migration of gray whales began early this year.  In 2010 only eight whales were seen during the entire month of [...]

Sketch of entangled Humpback whale spotted by WHOI researchers - Graphic by Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies

New Humpback Whale Successful Disentanglement

On May 4, a humpback whale was successfully disentangled from fishing gear that was cutting into its fin and wrapped around its tail to swim free and heal.