A blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever lived, reaching lengths of more than 30 meters and weights exceeding 150 metric tons. When such a giant dies in the open ocean and its body sinks ...

When a large marine mammal like a whale dies, its body drifts to the ocean floor in a process known as whale fall. For more than a decade, a succession of sea creatures will live off of the whale’s ...

In March, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) sought public comment on the Makah Tribe’s request for a permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to hunt gray whales off the ...