Oregon’s spring Whale Watching Week returns. Here's how to see the migration
Whale Watching Week means better views and nicer weather to see gray whales. However, gray whale calf numbers are at historic ...
Gray whales are returning to the Oregon coast. Here’s where and when to see them
The gray whales are on their annual migration path between breeding grounds in Mexico and feeding grounds off the coast of ...
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‘We are optimistic’: Makah First Nation may receive permit to hunt Grey Whales of their coast soon
The Makah First Nation, located on the most northwestern tip of Washington state – just south of Port Renfrew – has been ...
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Comment now open on whale hunt
The tribe applied for the permit under regulations NOAA Fisheries issued on June 13, 2024, granting the tribe’s request for a limited waiver under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to hunt the ...
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Gray whales spotted off Ventura and SoCal. Here's what to know about the count
In 2019, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared an “unusual mortality event” for the eastern North Pacific gray whales. That's a formal process that allows officials ...
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Gray whales are returning to the Oregon coast. Here’s where and when to see them
which resulted in a higher-than-normal number of gray whale strandings in the eastern North Pacific population. A total of 690 strandings were reported in that time, according to the National ...
Whale pee transports thousands of tonnes of vital nutrients around the world’s oceans, study finds
The study, published in March in the journal Nature Communications, calculates that in oceans across the globe, great whales ...
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Makah Tribe seeks to resume its whaling tradition this summer
The Makah Tribe has formally requested permission to resume its traditional whale hunt this July. A permit application is out ...