Behavioral ecologist Michael Weiss was browsing through new drone footage of the orca pods he studies in the Salish Sea when ...

A massive killer whale swam deep into Yaquina Bay, hunting alone and stunning onlookers. Here's what we know about T049C — and why he's so well known.

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Tidal Raves Seafood Grill in Depoe Bay delivers this experience with such consistent excellence that it’s become a coastal legend among Oregon’s seafood aficionados. The unassuming exterior of this ...

Federal officials are reporting the lowest numbers of gray whales counted since the 1970s. More than 20 have died in S.F. Bay ...

The most recent data from NOAA shows a major decline in gray whale populations compared to a year ago. Here's what to know.

Two gray whales washed up dead in the San Francisco Bay near Richmond over the past week, bringing the year’s total whale deaths to 22 in and around the bay, according to the Marine Mammal Center.

The population of gray whales migrating along the North American Pacific Coast has dropped to levels not seen since the 1970s, according to a new report.