Fin whales travel in the open seas, away from the coast, so they are difficult to track,” says a species overview from NOAA. Skyla Walcott, with the NOAA Fisheries marine mammal lab, ...

Fresh fin whale meat was auctioned in Japan for the first time in nearly 50 years, with prices reaching over $1,300 per kilogram on Thursday.. This marks a significant moment for Japan's whaling ...

Fin whales are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Measuring up to 25 meters (85 feet) in length, they are the second-largest animal on Earth in terms of length, second only to the blue whale .

Protecting whales from ship strikes 07:08. An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska's largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to ...

Fin whales are some of the largest whales in the ocean. These massive whales were among the most popular targets for whalers up until the last century, when fin whales were listed as an endangered ...

Officials are asking beachgoers to keep a distance from a 35- to 40-foot fin whale that washed ashore on Torrance Beach on Saturday evening and later died. “Due to its size & location it is ...

Other songs, like those of blue and fin whales, are low-pitched (often below 100hz), loud and monotonous. The loud, low songs can travel long distances through the water, ...

A 47-foot fin whale washed ashore along Anchorage’s coastal trail over the weekend. Hundreds of people ventured out onto tidal flats Sunday to take a look at the carcass in the sun.

TOKYO (AP) — Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilogram (2.2 lbs) at auction Thursday, as ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska’s largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused ...