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A young humpback has been freed from fishing tackle that had entangled its tail during an almost 24-hour rescue operation in Sydney Harbor

Advocates say nets are killing marine life and do not prevent shark bites but government says it will not remove them completely

The body of a spade-toothed whale -- a species so rare it has never been seen alive -- appears to have washed up on a New Zealand beach, scientists say.

In the past few days, two well known survivors of the battle between marine mammals and vessels have been spotted in Australian waters. I’m talking about Bladerunner the humpback and Split Fin the killer whale. Both have become famous for the massive scars they bear on their bodies, inflicted by…

As whale migration season begins on the Queensland coast, there is one famous humpback tourists will be keeping a keen eye out to see.

What are whales trying to tell us? And how can algae fight climate change? The Ocean Lovers Festival invites us to dive in and see for ourselves

The stranding of 34 pilot whales on Tasmania's east coast could have been a result of the species' highly social nature, an expert says.

More than 50 of the pilot whales have died on a beach in Western Australia

Environment minister says way pod crowded tightly together 150 metres offshore before becoming beached is ‘unique and pretty incredible’

The incident is reminiscent of one in September, in which some 200 pilot whales died after a pod stranded itself on the remote west coast of Tasmania, off Australia's southeastern coast.

Nearly 100 pilot whales stranded themselves on a beach in western Australia Tuesday, and about half had died by Wednesday morning, despite the efforts of wildlife experts and volunteers to save them.