Was privileged to see a competition pod of humpback whales yesterday. They were super aggressive and we saw one ride on top of another consistently for about 20 minutes. Amazing. Hope they're all okay.

#whales #humpbacks #nature #Maui #marinelife #photography #ocean #mammals #wrestling

It is a pretty night and the whales are active! 😁👀🌊🐳 #humpbacks #maui

Let’s protect the #humpbacks and make sure their numbers continue to rise! For more on how you can help, stay tuned…

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Sources: marinemammalcentre.org and wwfwhales.org

As the Gulf of St. Lawrence warms, whales are switching up the menu and may be sharing lunch New Canadian research, using decades of samples from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, shows that as Arctic krill becomes scarce, fin and minke whales are eating more of the kinds of fish that humpback whales...

Fin and #minke #whales, her new research suggests, have shifted to eating more forage fish such as #capelin, #mackerel and #herring — the primary diet of #humpbacks in the area. ca.news.yahoo.com/gulf-st-lawr...

A beautiful humpback whale tail is visible as the whale does a deep dive in the Salish Sea. British Columbia, Canada

Helloooo from the Salish Sea.

#mammals #humpbacks #whaletail #photography #travel #wildatheartphotography

A Bigg’s Sealion Hunt. Read the full story here: buff.ly/G5zxKzp
Photo by @tomflip.bsky.social
This is an encounter from 2025
#WhaleTales #humpbacks

Our Oceans Legal Director and member of this new team shared, "These #whales migrate hundreds of miles. The agency has been authorizing the fishery without any measures to ward off entanglements for too long. I look forward to working with other team members to develop protections for #humpbacks.”

'The whale was definitely struck': Passenger responds to company statement A passenger who was on board the whale watching boat when the whale was hit earlier this week says the incident was more severe than it has been documented in the media.

What really happened? 🧐

The whale was definitely struck’: Passenger responds to company statement

#BC #Canada 🇨🇦 #BCpoli #Humpbacks #Whales #PrinceOfWhales #Tourists #WhaleWatching #Boats #Cetaceans #ShipStrikes #DFO #Cdnpoli #MarineTraffic #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights

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Humpback whale Raza (BCX1852) with injury from vessel strike on Sept. 23, 2021. (Kaitlin Paquette)

Prince of Whales boat hits humpback whale in ‘surprise encounter’

#Vancouver #BC #Whales
#Canada 🇨🇦 #Humpbacks #Cetaceans #BCpoli #Cdnpoli #MaritimeTraffic #WhaleWatching #Oceans #Boating #ShipStrikes #Marinelife #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights #BCtourism

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Whale and Dolphin Migrations are Being Disrupted by Climate Change - Inside Climate News Rising ocean temperatures, heatwaves and dwindling prey are forcing marine mammals into new and more dangerous waters, scientists warn.

For millennia, some of the world’s largest filter-feeding whales, including #humpbacks, fin #whales and blue whales, have undertaken some of the longest migrations on earth to travel between their warm breeding grounds in the tropics to nutrient-rich feeding destinations in the poles each year.

“Solo Whale” - Songs of the Humpback Whale YouTube video by Paul Winter Consort

“Solo Whale” - Songs of the Humpback Whale

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#PaulWinter
#Whales
#Humpbacks
#WhaleSongs
#Music
#MusicSky

Humpback numbers reached 50000 in 2024! Some good news from Dr Wally Franklin, marine scientist. #humpbacks

“What was once a marine highway connecting southern breeding grounds to northern feeding areas has, since 2010, become a regular foraging destination, putting #humpbacks on a collision course with maritime traffic.”

Today in @theguardian.com Seascapes w/ 📸: Chris St Lawrence & Lauren Owens Lambert

Salish Sea Sings Again | Watershed Sentinel Humpback comeback: whales are reclaiming their territory in the Salish Sea, bringing new life to waters once left empty by commercial whaling.

Once nearly wiped out by whaling, humpbacks are making a remarkable return to the Salish Sea. From “Big Mama” to new calves and songs that echo like human language, Salish Sea Sings Again celebrates resilience, recovery, and the whales’ vital role in our climate.

#Humpbacks #SalishSea #Conservation

Old whaling accounts mention the sea boiling and bubbling with #whale breath. It is amazing that this isn't just stuck in the history books anymore. 🐳
#humpbacks #whales #WesternAustralia #MammalWatching #WildOz

Two Humpback Whales cruising with the #BCFerry in the Salish Sea and a tail flip!
#Humpbacks grow to 60 feet long or the height of a 6 story building and can weigh 80,000 lbs or weight of fully loaded semi truck.

#Whales #humpbackwhale #sunshinecoast #whale #pnw #pugetsound #bc #Canada #wildlife

The sea was bubbling with #whales. 🐋 🐳

#humpbacks #WhaleWatching #CheynesBeach #MammalWatching #WildOz

When a massive black fin pops up, you'd be forgiven for thinking you might have an orca, but it's a couple of #humpbacks rolling round sideways 🐋🐳.
#Whales #MammalWatching #WhaleWatching #CheynesBeach #WildOz #WesternAustralia

Just some #whales splashing around just off the coast. 🐳🐋
#Humpbacks #WhaleWatching #CheynesBeach #MammalWatching #WildOz #WesternAustralia

An amazing day of #WhaleWatching - around 100 #humpbacks came right along the shore at #CheynesBeach on their migration north.They are so utterly awesome. #whales #MammalWatching #WildOz #WesternAustralia

A black-and-white photo of people walking along a foggy, pebbled beach. Figures fade into the dense mist as they move further down the shoreline, creating a quiet, atmospheric scene. Taken on St. Vincent’s Beach on the Southern Shore of Newfoundland, famed for its humpbacks who visit the shore to eat capelin in the early summer. Through the fog sounds their slow steady blows punctuated by relentless rolling waves.

whale seekers

📷 iphone 48mm f1.8

#fog #foggydays #beach #whales #humpbacks #stvincentsbeach #ocean #oceanscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography #iphone #ShotOniPhone
#newfoundland #canada #newfoundlandandlabrador #eastcoastkin #alttext

I go every year as they are literally on our doorstep...over the past 30yrs the numbers have increased to the point where you are guaranteed to see them on every trip, but it's always a thrill 🐋 😊
#HerveyBay
#whalewatching
#humpbacks

Spectacular visit with some humpbacks last Saturday!

#humpbacks #PNW #PNWphotography #mtbaker #nikon #wildlifephotography

Have a whale of a weekend, this evening in The Watershed:

www.lionsbaywatershed.ca/post/have-a-whale-of-a-w...

#LionsBayWatershed #LocalNews #BritishColumbia #HoweSound #Nature #Humpbacks #LionsBay

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Have a whale of a weekend, this evening in The Watershed:

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#LionsBayWatershed #LocalNews #BritishColumbia #HoweSound #Nature #Humpbacks #LionsBay

Surprise baby whale sightings reveal there’s still much to learn about humpbacks Humpback whales are not always born in tropical waters, new research has shown – challenging long-held assumptions about their breeding and migration behaviours, while raising new questions for marine conservation.

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Surprise baby #whale sightings reveal there’s still much to learn about #humpbacks

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1084310 #science #marineBiology #ecology #whales

How humpback whales give birth on the go The iconic species' epic migrations along the "humpback highway" to tropical waters aren’t as essential as previously believed for birth.

A new study challenges long-held beliefs about humpback migration: talker.pub/4jYdDwo

#humpbacks #whales #animals #studies #oceans #research #science

A humpback mother and baby at Kiama, NSW. Scientists say more research is needed to establish why calves are being seen so far south. Photograph: Vanessa Risku

Greater awareness and observation of humpback calves outside their expected zone is crucial to protect them, scientists say. Photograph: Vanessa Risku

Researchers puzzled as baby whales spotted in unexpected places along Australia’s ‘humpback highway’

#Whales #Humpbacks #Oceans #Cetaceans #Australia 🇦🇨 #AUSpol #Marinelife #Wildlife #AnimalRescue #AnimalWelfare #AnimalLaw #AnimalRights #Science #ClimateChange

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Humpbacks usually have a population of barnacles under their chins...

#wildlife, #wildlifephotography, #photography, #travel, #travelphotography, #conservation, #conservationphotography, #ecotourism, #protectwildlife, #mammals, #australianwildlife, #humpbacks, #animallover