Unveiled at a June 18 ceremony, the restored whale statue at Tyrrell Park is now enhanced with a life-sized calf to tell a ...

Whale watchers are heading out in growing numbers, and knowing where to go whale watching helps them catch the action at its ...

A pod of humpback whales encountered a group of killer whales during feeding time off the coast of California. On June 24, a group “lucky enough” to spot nine orcas was even able to identify them, ...

The rarest of all large whales swam through the shallow waters of Monterey Bay last weekend, a sight greeted with elation and awe. A North Pacific right whale, believed to be one of only 32 ...

An adult female humpback whale was spotted “launching herself out of the water” before giving boaters a show with four “huge chin slaps, and some pectoral fin slapping” near the boat, according to a ...

Once thought to be a rare occurrence, researchers at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute detected an unprecedented number of sperm whales in Monterey Bay using underwater microphones.

While many families spent Thanksgiving watching football in their living rooms, some lucky few spent it watching killer whales punt a sea lion 20 feet into the air in Monterey Bay.

Boaters got the chance to see a “powerful display of strength and energy” during their “spectacular adventure.” ...

As one of the only places in the world to whale watch year-round, Monterey Bay is abundant with a huge diversity of sea life, and whale watching is at the top of many things to do in Monterey.

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A North Pacific right whale, believed to be one of only 32 surviving individuals of the critically endangered species, was photographed by a Monterey Bay Whale Watch vessel on Sunday March 5, 2023.