A “well known” sea creature with a “traumatic past” was spotted feeding off the coast of California. On June 29, Fingers, a ...

Tail-whipping thresher sharks are giving fishermen some thrills on the ocean and plenty of steaks on the grill.

Fluke face into the current to feed ... In Massachusetts, anglers must squeeze the tail (caudal) fin to take the measure from the closed mouth of the fish. Visit Massachusetts - Striped Bass | ...

This is a dolphin calf with fishing line that looks to be cutting into its tail fluke for a while, something that is preventable if we simply reel in the fishing lines rather than cut them loose ...

Drone captures footage of a humpback whale missing its tail fluke — an injury suspected to be from long-term entanglement in fishing gear.

Conservationists say heartbreaking images of a humpback whale with a severed tail on B.C.'s coast should serve as a wake-up ...

A humpback missing its tail fluke was spotted off the Island’s coast on July 10. STEPHEN GABRYSH, CAMPBELL RIVER WHALE WATCHING ...

The results from the tail fluke photos showed that the population of humpback whales in the North Pacific increased to a peak estimate of 33,488, give or take 4,455 whales, in 2012.

The whale, they add, is thought to be a juvenile and was found with a piece of rope entangled around and embedded in its peduncle – the area where the tail fluke connects to the body.

Deceased female North Atlantic right whale near Joseph Sylvia State Beach on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic/NOAA Permit # 24359.