Scientists on a July 24 aerial survey flew over the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, about 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod. They observed more than 1,000 marine animals, including seven fin whales, one endangered sperm whale, one humpback whale, two minke whales and more than 900 dolphins.

First, Kate Laemmle saw a recognizable tall, thin blow erupt out of the glassy Atlantic Ocean on a July 24 aerial survey. To see the exhale of an endangered fin whale was cool enough, the scientist thought.

A collision between a boater and a 20-foot minke whale at the Jersey Shore over the weekend left the animal dead and one boater thrown from the watercraft. And it was all caught on video. In the clip,

A minke whale died Saturday in a Jersey Shore bay a short time after videos showed it collide with a boat, nearly capsizing the vessel and throwing a person overboard.