Researchers peered deep into the grapefruit-sized eye of a humpback whale and discovered one possible reason the animals keep ...

A stunning video shows an anxious baby killer whale approaching humans in a boat to rescue its mother who is stuck in a fishing net. After the rescue service experts calm down the baby whale ...

A drone pilot in Hawaii caught sight of a mother whale and her baby off the coast, but the baby was in distress, with a long net tangled around their body. They sent out a distress call to ...

A humpback whale stays by the side of a whale entangled in fishing gear. He spent more than five hours by her side, swimming below her and raising her to the surface to breathe. Photograph By Dan ...

The whale's stomach contained six hagfish traps, seven types of fishing net ... monk seals and green sea turtles can get caught in plastic nets and die. Sharks and other apex predators eat ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Teams of sea rescuers and wildlife experts on Wednesday successfully freed a whale that got caught in fishing nets near a popular Baltic Sea resort in Poland. It took about ...

Recent Whale Deaths Highlight Risks From ... Aker BioMarine redesigned its fishing nets, which regularly vacuum up to 500 metric tons of krill per day - the equivalent daily diet for about 150 ...

Underwater footage shows the divers pulling away fishing nets and gently guiding the whale sharks in the right direction, allowing them to swim away freely. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal ...

Whale and Dolphin Conservation ... immediate signs of external injury from a vessel strike or getting caught in fishing nets, both of which are common causes of death for humpback and other ...

Recent incidents where whale sharks were accidentally entangled ... to the sea after they wash up on the beaches or get caught in fishing nets becoming common. On August 30, 2024, on the occasion ...

Two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets ... fishing limits in the Southern Ocean that have been in place since 2009. Taken together, the whale ...