B-Roll: Whales and Dolphins - NOAA Fisheries Video Gallery

B-Roll: False Killer Whales Near Hawai'i

2:30

False killer whales form strong social bonds, especially in Hawaiʻi where the endangered main Hawaiian Islands insular population consists of a tight social network. The animals do not socialize or breed with other populations of false killer whales.

B-Roll: Southern Resident Killer Whale (J35) with Her Dead Calf (J61) and a Healthy Newborn Calf (J62) on January 1, 2025

3:31

On January 1, 2025, scientists captured video near Seattle, WA of J35 with her dead calf (J61). The calf was first seen on 12/20. They also captured video of a healthy, robust calf (J62—mother currently unknown), which was born between 12/24 & 12/30.

B-Roll_Southern Resident Killer Whale Mother With New Calf

18:21

Southern Resident Killer Whale mother, L90, with her new calf, L128. This video was captured by joint a science team including SeaDoc Society, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, and NOAA Fisheries. Footage was taken on September 15 and 19, 2024.

B-Roll: Disentangled Whale Off Kauaʻi

0:24

Raw footage from January 28, 2022, after a NOAA-led team freed an entangled humpback whale from 300–500 feet of trailing fishing line.

B-Roll: Entangled Humpback Whale Off Kauaʻi

0:30

Raw footage from January 16, 2022, as a NOAA-led team worked to free entangled humpback whale reported off Kauaʻi.

B-Roll: North Pacific Right Whales Near Kodiak Island

3:59

Select footage from two sightings of North Pacific right whales on August 21 and 24, 2021. Research conducted onboard the NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson under NMFS ESA/MMPA Permit #20465.

B-Roll: Assessment and Treatment of a Gray Whale

4:43

Select footage from a coordinated response to monitor a gray whale that may have developed an infection several months after being satellite tagged in Fall, 2020. New footage from June 15, 2021 shows the whale appears healthy and behaving normally.

B-Roll: Injured Right Whale Calf January 2020

1:05

Video of right whale calf and mom Derecha post antibiotics - observing swimming, behavior

B-Roll: Type D Killer Whale Discovery and Sampling

3:09

Select footage from an expedition off Cape Horn, Chile that documented a new type of killer whale with different appearance. Researchers obtained a tiny bit of tissue/blubber that will allow them to determine if the “Type D” whales are a new species.

B-Roll: DTAG Research and Vessel Traffic Near Southern Resident Killer Whales

1:21

Select footage of NOAA scientists affixing a DTAG to a Southern Resident killer whale and vessel traffic near killer whales in Puget Sound. Research conducted under NMFS-authorized ESA/MMPA permit.

B-Roll: North Atlantic Right Whales with Calves

5:06

Select footage of North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves. Some clips include the mother and calf interacting with a pod of dolphins. All footage filmed off the southeast coast of the U.S. in February, 2019.