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Response team frees humpback whale from heavily entangled crab fishing gear
A marine response team has freed a humpback whale in Monterey Bay that was so tangled in crab fishing gear that it could not move, the Marine Mammal Center...Read More
Dungeness crab season comes with recreational health warning, commercial delay
The recreational Dungeness crab season starts Saturday in California, but it comes with a warning. The start of commercial crab season, meanwhile, will likely be delayed. The California Department...Read More
After weeks in Alameda, ‘Allie’ the whale heads out to the Bay
A humpback whale that had been splashing around Alameda for more than three weeks seems to have moved into the harsher waters of the Bay, a Marine Mammal Center...Read More
Sickly humpback whale finds food, protection in Alameda cove
A humpback whale that has been circling the waters near Alameda for a week appears to be unhealthy, a Marine Mammal Center spokesman said Monday. The Marin Headlands-based center...Read More
No necropsy for rotting Pebble Beach humpback
Scientists won’t be doing a necropsy on a humpback whale that washed ashore Saturday on Pebble Beach because of the whale’s location, the director of the Moss Landing Marine...Read More
Washed-up whale shows signs of ship strike
A 32-foot female humpback whale washed up at a beach near Pescadero in San Mateo County might have been struck by a vessel.Read More
Dead humpback whale towed to sea
A dead humpback whale found on a Pacifica beach this weekend has been towed back out to sea, police said Wednesday.Read More
Dead humpback whale likely hit by ship
Scientists who examined a dead humpback whale found on a Pacifica beach Sunday morning have found evidence the whale was hit by a passing ship.Read More