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US Coast Guard launches boat alert system in Seattle to keep whales safe
The U.S. Coast Guard is embarking on one of its most unique missions yet in Puget Sound: a pilot program to alert vessels of whale sightings.
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Endangered 46-foot whale washes onto Oregon beach
Officials are investigating what killed an endangered fin whale that washed ashore an Oregon beach this week.
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Whale dead off Martha's Vineyard was wrapped in Maine lobster rope: NOAA
The North Atlantic right whale found dead off Martha’s Vineyard in January was entangled in a rope from Maine lobster gear, federal officials said Tuesday. NOAA Fisheries determined that the rope’s markings, including the purple zip ties connected to it, were consistent with the ropes used in Maine water traps. Environmentalists, commercial fishermen and the federal government have been...
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WATCH: Windsurfer hit by whale in Australia
A windsurfer was hit by a whale and it was all caught on camera.
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Documentary about Mass. diver swallowed by whale set to debut
The story of Cape Cod commercial lobster diver Michael Packard being briefly swallowed by a humpback whale while in the water off the coast is being told in a feature-length documentary called, “In the Whale.”
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Here's the story behind this whale dance off the coast of Mass.
A team of New England Aquarium researchers caught a series of beautiful photos of whales swimming in sync off the coast of Massachusetts this week.
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Crikey! Telemundo's Ariana Figuera spots pod of humpback whales in Sydney
Between matches at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, Telemundo’s Ariana Figuera took a excursion to see humpback whales in Sydney, Australia.
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‘Very rare behavior': Video shows humpback whale delighting tourists off California coast
A video shows a humpback whale hanging around a boat for about 30 minutes near Newport Beach.
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The heaviest animal ever may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert
Scientists reported Wednesday that the new species could challenge the blue whale’s title as the heaviest animal to live on Earth.
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Synchronized swimmers: See an incredible triple whale breach
Three humpback whales jumped off the water off Cape Cod at the same time, making an already special birthday for one man even better.
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VIDEO: Incredible whale breach — and the story behind it
Not only did a man capture three whales breach at the same ti me off the Cape Cod coast, it was the first time he’d been able to celebrate his birthday with all of his adult daughters in years.
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‘I was stunned': 3 whales seen breaching in sync off Cape Cod coast
An incredibly rare sight was caught on camera off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts, when three humpback whales jumped out of the water at the very same time.
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Vanishing whale's decline worse than previously thought, feds say
A review of the status of the vanishing North Atlantic right whale found that the animal’s population is in worse shape than previously thought, federal ocean regulators said Monday.
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Rare orcas spotted around Cape Cod coast this weekend
The first orca spotting was off the coast of Provincetown Sunday, the singular male the only killer whale regularly seen in North Atlantic waters. But later the same day a rare pod was spotted around Nantucket.
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Orca whales off Cape Cod caught on camera: ‘Always unusual'
Whale, would you look at that! An impressive sight was captured off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts, recently: orca whales in the waters around Cape Cod. Impressive video of the orca whales was captured by the SimonSez Sportfishing captain and crew, and shows the whale hanging out with some dolphins as it came up to the surface. “To see an…
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Orcas, bears, oh my! Wildlife sightings in Mass. draw attention
It’s been like a safari in the Bay State lately — between black bears and orcas.
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Authorities Alert Boat Operators About Whales in Cape Cod Bay
Massachusetts authorities sent out an advisory about possible collision with a large number whales that have been sighted in Cape Cod Bay. The North Atlantic right whales were spotted feeding by the Center for Coastal Studies in the lower and eastern Cape Cod Bay on January 18. The center documented at least 27 whales. The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries…
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NBC10 Boston's Top 10 Stories of 2022: COVID, Crime, Marine Life and More
It seems like every year has flown by since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with another blink 2022 has come and gone. For the second year running, the pandemic stole the spotlight on nbc10boston.com. But it wasn’t the only topic that got a lot of attention in 2022. Crime, ocean wildlife (both real and mythical) and, of...
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Humpback Whale Surprises Fishermen, Nearly Comes Aboard Boat
A father and son had the shock of a lifetime when a breaching humpback whale nearly knocked their boat over off the Jersey Shore.