The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in recent decades.

The welcoming whales in waters lapping Manitoba break the ice with a bedazzled swimmer.

Kayakers, boaters and surfers should avoid a group of gray whales swimming less than a mile off the Pacifica coast, marine officials have warned.

The 20-foot-long California gray whale has been coming in and out of the channel for about a week. Experts say it appears healthy, so they have no plans to lure it out yet.

Marine mammal enthusiasts in the San Pedro and Santa Barbara channels are encountering sporadic humpback whales and anticipate the arrival of blue whales, which generally arrive in late spring and linger through the summer.

A group of sightseers on an underwater tour off the coast of Maui received a surprise when a group of humpback whales surrounded the submarine they were in.The tour by Atlantis Adventures on Maui usually features lots of colorful fish, so to have the whales circling the submarine offered the ultimate adventure.   
The whales […]

Watching dolphins emerge from the water’s surface is one of the most majestic experiences along our coast. 
 
 
But getting to see them up close underwater – peering eye-to-eye with them as they swim with you – is a whole new experience. 
 
 
When I was offered a sneak peek on Monday to check out an underwater, glass pod […]

A gray whale was spotted off the Newport Beach coast Sunday, an early sighting for the mammal that has the longest migration in the world.

Charter boats report another healthy year for the largest mammal on Earth.

Johnstone Strait, off Vancouver Island, may be the world’s best place to encounter wild killer whales