iStockphoto / arlutz73 Offshore fishing trips are the best because while you might have a target (fish) species in mind when you leave the dock there’s no telling what you will run into on the open sea. I was on a marlin fishing trip where we the boat was suddenly surrounded by a school of a

Unsplash I think most people would probably put whales near the bottom of the list when it comes to the things you typically need to be worried about when you’re hitting the open water With that said, there’s plenty of evidence that suggests it’s a good idea to keep your head on a swivel when

I’ve never been up close to a humpback whale, at least not that I’ve been aware of. I have also never been up close to a whale while paddling in a kayak. That’s just not enough protection for me. I need some semblance of protection that’s provided by a boat, even if that boat would crack in half if

Author: Brandon A. Weber / Source: Big Think Once hunted to near-extinction, humpback whales living in southern oceans near Antarctica are making a comeback. Some quick facts about humpbacks: They live long lives, about the same as humans. Treaties were signed to protect them in 1959;

Author: Lesley Evans Ogden / Source: Science News Off the Kohala coast on the Big Island of Hawaii, Christine Gabriele spots whale 875. The familiar propeller scar on its left side and the shape of its dorsal fin are like a telltale fingerprint. Gabriele, a marine biologist with the Hawaii Marine