Whales get tangled in fishing line, nets, buoys, anchor line and other rope. The number of whales getting tangled up in ...

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In some whales, males compete for access to mates, but the advantage of being big may be more consistent for females.

The winners of the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition captured the ocean and its wildlife like you’ve never seen ...

A new scientific study has revealed a worrying rise in baleen whale strandings along India’s southwest coast, pointing to ...

According to a new report by NOAA Fisheries, the number of large whale entanglements recorded by the agency in 2024 was ...

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The U.S. Large Whale Entanglement Response Network, made up of federal, state, tribal and nonprofit experts, responds to ...

Dylan Coundley-Hughes, who is based in west Wales, was visiting Cornwall for a few days to film marine wildlife when he ...

Yuri Ivanov – Ocean Photographer of the YearIndonesia-based macro expert, Yury Ivanov has been named Ocean Photographer of ...

The winning and commended images from this year’s Ocean Photographer of the Year competition, presented by Oceanographic ...

A spellbinding image of two tiny but vibrant “ladybugs of the sea” has won the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 award.