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Whale Watching

SF turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales

  • May 22
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Rise in whales in San Francisco Bay sparks concern

  • May 9, 2025

Humpback whale spotted swimming around Half Moon Bay harbor

  • Sep 7, 2024
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Newsom's staff changes story on whale-watching trip funding: report

  • Aug 29, 2024

Warning system helps protect migrating whales along Bay Area coast

  • Aug 14, 2024

Dead whale found off Alameda coast likely died from blunt force trauma

  • May 1, 2024

Crews tow 40-foot dead whale to Angel Island for examination

  • Apr 23, 2024

Bay Area's 1st dead whale of year discovered in East Bay

  • Apr 22, 2024

Latest Videos

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New cameras provide researchers insight into gray whale behavior

  • Jul 1
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SF turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales

  • May 21
2:18

Rise in whale sightings in San Francisco Bay sparks concern

  • May 9, 2025
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Humpback whale spotted swimming around Half Moon Bay harbor

  • Sep 7, 2024
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Humpback whale spotted swimming around Half Moon Bay harbor

  • Sep 6, 2024
4:42

Newsom's staff changes story whale-watching trip funding: report

  • Aug 28, 2024
3:11

Warning system helps protect migrating whales along Bay Area coast

  • Aug 14, 2024
0:26

Dead whale found off Alameda coast likely died from blunt force trauma

  • May 1, 2024

Latest Stories

Event causing alarming number of whales to die and wash up on Bay Area beaches is over: scientists

After seeing an alarming number of gray whales die and wash ashore in recent years, scientists say they believe the event that caused it -- may be over. There are still risks for the whale population as our climate continues to change. We want to warn you, some of the images in this story could be disturbing to some viewers.

  • Mar 28, 2024
California Marine Sanctuary Foundation

Shipping companies recognized for helping protect migrating whales along NorCal coast

Groups working to protect whales off the California coast are offering a big thank you to shipping companies for taking action to prevent deadly collisions with whales.

  • Sep 5, 2023

Caught on video: Rare pod of killer whales spotted off SoCal coast

A spectacular encounter with the ocean's top predator off the Orange County coast was caught on video.

  • Apr 26, 2023
Marine Mammal Center

Whale spends record 10 weeks in SF Bay. Here's why it's concerning scientists

This gray whale is one of eight that's believed to have come through the Golden Gate Strait this year, which scientists say is unusual and concerning.

  • Apr 26, 2023

Rare footage shows endangered North Atlantic right whale swimming with calf

A North Atlantic right whale and her calf were spotted in the Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts.

  • Apr 3, 2023