A minke whale has apparently been spotted feeding off the shore by fishing crews in Cornwall. Company Mermaid Pleasure Trips said the mammal was spotted where hoards of jellyfish had also been seen.

It’s just before sunrise, and the car is packed with thermoses of coffee, fleece-lined waterproof jackets, and underwater camera gear, as we drive toward the quaint Welsh seaside town of Tenby, ...

A dead minke whale has been removed from Portstewart Strand in County Londonderry. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) said the whale washed up on the beach on ...

While minke whales are known to be among the smallest, they can grow to about 35 ft (10m) and weigh up to 20,000 lb (9,000 kg). The species can usually be seen between July and October in UK ...

Minke whales are common in the area, according to Mystic Aquarium. Since 2017, marine experts say there has been an Unusual Mortality Event declared for minke whales. More of them have died.

NOAA reports that a dead minke whale washed ashore on the Island in May of 2023, also in Chilmark. That was the only one reported on the Island since NOAA has mapped their fatalities starting in 2017.

A dead minke whale washed ashore on Black Point Beach in Chilmark on Martha’s Vineyard on Sunday. The whale was 27 feet long and weighed approximately 6,000-7,000 pounds, according Bret Stearns ...

A rare minke whale was euthanized on Tuesday, April 8, after getting stuck in shallow waters near the Emeryville Marina in California's San Francisco Bay. This comes after three other gray whales ...

Rulli said minke whales are rare in the area, and the mammal center has spotted only five since 2009. The whale may have come into the San Francisco Bay looking for food, Rulli explained, but ...

Alameda County firefighters spray water on a beached juvenile minke whale to keep it comfortable in Emeryville, Calif., on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ...

EMERYVILLE — A juvenile whale who beached itself several times since it was first spotted in the San Francisco Bay last week was euthanized Tuesday after a team from the Marine Mammal Center ...