Fin Whale

• Beached fin whale dies in L.A. amid ‘unusual’ number of whale deaths in U.S.

  A U.S. fisheries agency is investigating a number of 'unusual mortality events' affecting large whale species.

  U.S. News

  Aug 12, 2024
  
• Startling video shows whale with deformed, bent spine swimming near Spain

  In a rare sighting, oceanographers captured footage of fin whale with a severely bent spine struggling to swim off the Mediterranean coast.

  Trending

  Mar 22, 2023
  
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• Rare fin whale found dead on B.C. beach, apparent victim of blunt force trauma

  The body of a rare, young fin whale has been found on a remote beach on British Columbia's south coast, says an official with the Fisheries Department.

  Environment

  Mar 24, 2022
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• B.C.-made whale-spotting app now being used to help protect against ship strikes

  "(When) you send in a sighting and you see a ship coming towards whales, sometimes you can actually see the ships slowing down or changing course a little bit."

  Environment

  May 22, 2021
• Anti-whalers say Icelandic hunters killed protected blue whale

  The whalers said the whale was a cross between a fin and a blue whale, but experts have said the pictures show a juvenile blue whale.

  Environment

  Jul 13, 2018
• Tourists head to Tadoussac, Que. for ‘best place in the world for whale watching’

  Every year, as many as 200,000 people visit Tadoussac for whale watching. This year, tourism is up about 10 per cent in the northern Quebec town.

  Environment

  Aug 10, 2016
• Whale watchers in Tadoussac get rare close-up of fin whale

  Tourists were shocked Sunday when a fin whale swam right up to them as they were out whale-watching near Tadoussac, Que.

  Environment

  Aug 2, 2016