24/7 LiveSan FranciscoEast BaySouth BayPeninsulaNorth Bay

Air Quality Tracker

Track CA Wildfires

Live

Weather Conditions

Bay Area Live Cams

Contact ABC7

7 On Your Side

Whale

Beluga whales rescued from shuttered amusement park

  • Jul 22
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Experts warn 2026 could be among deadliest years for West Coast whales

  • Jul 9

Whale causes catastrophic damage to NJ fire department marine unit

  • Jul 7

New cameras provide researchers insight into gray whale behavior

  • Jul 1

SF turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales

  • May 22

Concerns grow over more gray whale deaths in Bay Area

  • May 9

Dead whale at CA Beach appears to have been killed by an orca: experts

  • May 1

Gray whale found dead in SF as CA expands program to slow down ships

  • Apr 23

Latest Videos

2:21

Orcas filmed pulverizing sunfish in what could be either feeding strategy or fun, scientists say

  • Jul 23
3:44

New cameras provide researchers insight into gray whale behavior

  • Jul 1
5:00

SF turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales

  • May 21
3:38

Concerns grow over more gray whale deaths in Bay Area

  • May 9
0:20

Dead Whale at CA Beach appears to have been killed by an Orca: experts

  • May 1
2:55

Gray whale found dead in SF as CA expands program to slow down ships

  • Apr 23
1:41

Windsurfer collides with gray whale on SF bay; scientist raises concerns over marine life safety

  • Apr 1
2:29

How newly approved pop-up traps could extend Bay Area crab season

  • Feb 19

Latest Stories

What to know about Timmy, the humpback whale that's sick and stranded in the Baltic Sea

Timmy was first spotted swimming in the region on March 3. It is not clear why the whale swam into the Baltic Sea, far from its natural habitat in the Atlantic Ocean.

  • Apr 20

Windsurfer collides with gray whale on SF bay; scientist raises concerns over marine life safety

A dramatic collision between a windsurfer and a gray whale on the San Francisco Bay is now raising questions about marine safety.

  • Apr 1
SUSTAINABLE SEAS TECHNOLOGY

Here's how newly approved pop-up traps could extend Bay Area crab season: 'A hard-fought battle'

The technology was considered experimental when we were first given a demonstration years ago. Finally, after several seasons of testing, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has just approved the gear for general use across the entire fleet.

  • Feb 19

California Academy of Sciences team finds ocean warming reaching deeper than expected

Researchers also uncovered evidence of corral damage at lower depths during a survey in the Indian Ocean. The data is helping to drive an initiative at the Academy known as Hope for Reefs - with the goal of reversing the damage in oceans around the world.

  • Feb 3
NOAA

CA coast could soon be safer for whales with expansion of vessel speed reduction program

For more than a decade, a program has worked with shipping companies to slow the speed of massive vessels through sensitive areas, reducing the risk of deadly whale collisions. Now, those protections are being extended to the entire California coast.

  • Jan 20