Despite the Makah Tribe’s success in getting a waiver to carry out their exclusive treaty right for whaling, the permitting ...

Scientists confirmed that West Coast transient killer whales actually form two separate groups split between inner and outer ...

Dana Point is one of those places that looks perfect on postcards, but locals know the real magic happens off the beaten path ...

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Patrick’s Point State Park (now called Sue-meg State Park) displays the untamed northern California shore. The yearly Fish Festival honors the community’s ocean heritage with food and entertainment.

Doheny State Beach gives families one of Orange County’s safest swimming spots. Wave riders flock to Dana Point for steady surf at Salt Creek Beach and Doheny. The yearly Festival of Whales honors the ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently reported a spike in entangled whales off California in 2024, leading scientists and marine mammal biologists to worry about how this year ...

Gray whales are everywhere in Depoe Bay. They’re on T-shirts and mugs and incorporated into the signs of whale-themed businesses along the main drag. There’s a whale museum and even a whale watching ...

Two sperm whales, dubbed Kiwi and Guava, were spotted seven miles off the Dana Point coast on Tuesday, Sept. 16, a rare sighting of the deep-water dwellers. The sperm whales had been spotted off San ...

Two sperm whales hanging out in Southern California in recent weeks and days has whale enthusiasts excited about the deep-water dwellers’ visit off local waters. Kiwi and Guava were spotted seven ...

Whale watching charter owners said they couldn’t remember a time over the last decade when blue whales, the earth’s largest mammals, showed up this late off Southern California. In recent years, their ...