Researchers have fitted the same male whale shark, Milo, with satellite tags five times since 2017. His record now spans more than 3,400 days and reaches from the Gulf of Mexico to Massachusetts.

A push to reopen the door to commercial whaling failed at the recent meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) after a controversial resolution was taken off the table on the last day.…

A proposed amendment to the Marine Mammal Protection Act has renewed a debate over the merits of killing seals and sea lions to protect salmon. Proponents say it will help some endangered salmon popul...

The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.

KAMPI, Cambodia — At nine in the morning, the sun beats down on the Mekong River as Heang Koeurn turns off the motor of his boat and bobs on the water. He has done this every morning for 11 years,…

Governments contemplating the termination of any legal industry have an obligation to think about transition, retraining and alternative employment rather than

The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday passed a bill to extend the pause on federal lobster rules in a 219-196 vote.  If passed by the Senate, the bill — introduced by Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) ...

South Australian authorities confirm the country's first H5N1 bird flu in a common dolphin, which was found dead on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Cetacean epibionts offer noninvasive insights into host health, physiology, and spatial ecology, yet quantitative assessments in wild populations remain scarce. Although vessel-based observations may...

The agency directed the nation’s regional fisheries councils to scrap certain marine protected areas, remove species from conservation lists and expand commercial fishing operations.

Using a mathematical model, we examine how the rate of demographic replacement (represented by generation time) influences emergent social network structure in natural populations. By considering a r...

Abstract. Individual feeding success can change with the size of a social group through competition, cooperation, recruitment and other processes. Female s

Whale Wash is an investigative documentary film exploring the modern Norwegian whaling industry and why whaling still exists in the 21st century.

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Researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi found that the number of young spinner dolphins is only half of what it needs to be to maintain a healthy population.

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are large filter-feeders that reside in oligotrophic tropical waters. The feeding behaviours that enable these sharks to survive in such nutrient poor environments are…

Staff at the federal Fisheries Department are worried the United States government is about to adopt legislation jeopardizing the survival of the North Atlantic right whale, according to an internal g...

Genetic data indicate a lack of population structure of Risso’s dolphins (Grampus griseus) around the British Isles - Volume 106

We are excited to share our newest publication in Conservation Physiology on humpback whale mother-calf energetics written by PhD candidate Gussie Hollers and coauthors! Link to the full paper: doi.or...

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is investigating the deaths of 15 elephants in the Amboseli savannah ecosystem, near the border with Tanzania. KWS told Mongabay that some preliminary laboratory…

New research reveals how humpback whales coordinate their movements and assume complementary roles while hunting sand lance along the Stellwagen Bank seafloor.

Abstract. Cultural repertoires can influence access to resources and fitness across species, impacting individuals' environmental niches and social network

Mother right whales were captured in a rare video with their bellies up. It could be a sign they need a break.