Whale-watching tour boat operators across Southern California have reported an unusually large increase in orca sightings over recent weeks, which some experts say might be a sign of a shifting ocean ...

BOATERS WERE REALLY JUST IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME. MAYDAY, MAYDAY. A DISTRESS CALL TO THE COAST GUARD FOR A CAPSIZED BOAT AFTER IT WAS HIT BY THIS BREACHING HUMPBACK WHALE, SENDING TWO ...

With the signing of an inter-institutional management agreement, the 2026 humpback whale-watching season was officially ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KGO) -- A 30-foot juvenile humpback whale has made Pillar Point Harbor its home for the past day or so. The opportunity to see a whale so close has brought people from across ...

RYE — Area marine life experts say Tuesday’s whale breach and boat strike off the coast of Rye was the “perfect storm of bad timing.” Experts are urging boaters to be mindful of the massive mammal as ...

A routine whale watching trip off the California coast turned into an unforgettable moment that travelers will remember for ...

Alisa Schulman-Janiger, a marine biologist, cetacean researcher and educator, was honored on Sunday, Dec. 1 for her 40 years of dedication to the ACS-LA Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project. In a ...