Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

Small whales, dolphins and porpoises are hunted for commercial and subsistence purposes across the globe. They are killed for human consumption, fisheries bait, and to reduce the perceived competition ...

DESCRIPTION: Belugas are small whales, measuring up to 15 feet long with a maximum weight of 3,000 pounds. They are bigger than all but the largest dolphins and smaller than most other toothed whales.

The isolated Cook Inlet beluga whale population must also contend with the increasingly perilous and industrialized waters near Anchorage, Alaska's most populated and fastest-growing city. Belugas are ...

Recreational vessels, such as small fishing boats ... presented a significant and largely unaccounted-for risk to whales. The study, published in Ocean & Coastal Management, found that 93% ...