A 40-tonne whale washed up on a sandbank will be left to the forces of nature in its remote last resting place.

An area of sea to the east of Lundy is to be the UK’s first No Take Zone. Full Story

A young whale found beached in a West Auckland river yesterday is thought to be the calf of a whale that died on Waiheke Island last week.

A dead, baby gray whale washed up on rocks near the Harbor Bay ferry landing Tuesday, apparently separated from its mother while en route to breeding grounds in Mexico.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced new measures aimed at protecting the endangered Florida manatee. Full Story

The Auckland Islands Marine Reserve is closer to becoming a reality now that the application of a New Zealand government agency for this protected status has been approved. <

Officials at the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) say a petition to designate the Prince William Sound population of orcas as depleted may have merit. Full

Predators and prey, such as sea otters and abalone, may need separate reserves to protect them, a new study suggests. Full Story

It was in fact a 14m long male sperm whale and the cause of death was ascertained to be live stranding.

The annual June count of Cook Inlet’s beluga whales has produced an abundance estimate of only 313 animals, the lowest number ever reported, according to calculations released last week by the National Marine Fisheries Service.