A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.

Discover new whale stories from the Pacific Northwest, including orca births, unusual behaviors, and sightings in the Salish Sea.

As Dungeness crab fishermen struggle to make ends meet, new whale conservation regulations are slated to take effect this year. “It’s going to have to be kind of a change in how the fishery ...