The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is found in the icy waters of the Arctic. These are the longest-living mammals; some ...

A voyage to the great White Continent is both a dream come true and a call to arms, to protect our icy poles and, in turn, ...

A 47-foot fin whale that washed up on Anchorage’s tidal mudflats in November is still drawing visitors, a month later. Why?

A 47-foot fin whale washed up onto shore near Anchorage, Alaska, and stirred up conversation about marine health. For scientists, the sighting raised concerns about what caused this endangered animal ...

Meat from fin whales, caught legally for the first time in nearly 50 years, was auctioned in Japan on December 12, fetching prices as high as US$1,300 per kilogram The auctions, held in Sapporo and ...

MEAT from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to more than US$1,300 (RM5,760) per kilogramme at auction, as officials try to keep the ...

Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to about £1,030 per kilo at auction. Japan’s Fisheries Agency this year added fin ...