Join us for Whale Week 2026

<div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">Join us for Whale Week 2026</div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-subtitle c-field--type-string-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">Discover NOAA's work to study and conserve these magnificent marine mammals</div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><figure> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-media-image c-field--type-image c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img alt="Marine animals, including humpback whales, use underwater sound to communicate, navigate, find food and mates, and avoid predators. " height="717" src="https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-humpback%20whale%20and%20calf%20in%20HIHWNMS%20%28permit%20774-1714-1200%29-012016-Ed%20Lyman%20NOAA-1200x675-landscape.jpg?itok=554ol5YF" title="Marine animals, including humpback whales, use underwater sound to communicate, navigate, find food and mates, and avoid predators. (Image credit: NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program)" width="1275" /> </div></div></div> <figcaption> <div> <div class="caption-credit"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-file-caption-formatted c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <p>Marine animals, including humpback whales, use underwater sound to communicate, navigate, find food and mates, and avoid predators. <span class="credit">(Image credit: NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program)</span></p> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="image-download"><a class="image-download-link" href="https://www.noaa.gov/media/image_download/3b0bc80e-610d-4c18-a660-99804ad9b9a2">Download Image</a></div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-publication-date c-field--type-datetime c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><time datetime="2026-02-10T12:00:00Z">February 10, 2026</time> </div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-node-focus-area c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/fisheries">Fisheries</a> </div></div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-tags c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/topic-tags/whales">whales</a> </div><div class="c-field__item"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/topic-tags/conservation">conservation</a> </div><div class="c-field__item"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/topic-tags/marine-mammals">marine mammals</a> </div></div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-sidebar-next-to-intro c-field--type-boolean c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">0</div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-updates c-field--type-entity-reference-revisions c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"></div></div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-suppress-hero-image c-field--type-boolean c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">Off</div></div></div>