Humpback whales return each summer to Southeast Alaska to feed on fish and krill. This year, a record number of humpback calves have been documented in Glacier Bay, officials said.

The circumstances of the strikes and damage to the whales in the self-reported hotline incidents vary, said Mandy Keo, Alaska region stranding coordinator for NOAA, in an interview Friday.

Protecting whales from ship strikes In the summer of 2022, I was walking on the beach at Half Moon Bay in California, when I saw the strangest thing approaching on the waves. When it struck the ...

This ship primarily operated in the North Pacific and Bering Sea, playing a key role in ocean surveying. Surveyor Bay in Alaska was named in recognition of its contributions during surveys ...

Heather Parker, who had experience with NOAA, has been appointed chief of the Alaska OCS Environmental Studies Program.

(Photo: Josie Slaathaug/The Marine Mammal Center, NOAA Permit #26532) Denali, officials said, was known among local whale watchers “due to a large white spot in the shape of Alaska on its left ...

NOAA fisheries monitors face regular harassment in Alaska, study says By Daniel Cusick | 02/06/2025 04:28 PM EST The agency study found women are harassed twice as often as men, while less than ...

The agency said the 600-foot vessel, named Morning Midas, capsized Monday about 450 miles southwest of Adak, Alaska. The ship had been adrift since June 3, when a fire broke out on board, prompting ...

A researcher at the Marine Mammal Center who has been watching SF Bay for decades says lately, there's been a lot more to keep an eye on.

Royal Caribbean plans to have four ships sailing from multiple ports to Alaska in 2026. Making its Alaska debut, Voyager of the Seas is set to join the 2025 season’s newcomer, Anthem of the Seas ...

A humpback whale was severely injured in Glacier Bay. National Park Service staff say they first saw the injury on Friday, ...

The ship then became a U.S. Coast Guard cutter, doing drug interdictions in the Caribbean. NOAA took it in 2004 and spent four years converting it for deep sea exploration.