Blue Whale Sighting Continues Trend Of Marine Megafauna Sightings In Regional Waters

GLOUCESTER - In a rare occurrence, sightseers aboard a Cape Ann Whale Watch vessel about ten miles off the state’s coastline in Stellwagen Bank … [Read more...]

Mass Audubon Highlights Safe Boating As Dead Sea Turtles Found With Vessel Scars In Regional Waters

SOUTH YARMOUTH - Mass Audubon is asking boaters to use caution following the discovery of ten dead loggerhead turtles on the beaches and in local … [Read more...]

New England Aquarium Releases Six Rehabilitated Sea Turtles Into Nantucket Sound

  DENNIS - Staff and volunteers with the New England Aquarium released another batch of rehabilitated sea turtles into Nantucket Sound via … [Read more...]

Scientists To Study Recent Phenomenon Of Whale Shark Sightings In Northeast

WOODS HOLE - A student project with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and a team of scientists and divers are preparing to conduct … [Read more...]

Historic Stranding Event Brings Conservationists To Wellfleet’s Great Island

WELLFLEET - The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) raced to Wellfleet on Friday to aid in the rescue of a group of over 120 Atlantic … [Read more...]

Massachusetts Oyster Project Announces First Public Oyster Shell Drop-off Locations

YARMOUTH - As the Massachusetts Oyster Project (MOP) kicks off its 2024 restaurant oyster shell recycling program, the nonprofit has announced that … [Read more...]

Eight Rehabilitated Sea Turtles Return To The Wild In New England Aquarium’s First Summer Release

WEST DENNIS - After months of rehabilitation, the New England Aquarium has conducted its first sea turtle release of the summer and returned eight … [Read more...]

NOAA Researches Encounter Over 160 Whales During Aerial Survey

s OAK BLUFFS/NANTUCKET - Researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, were treated to a fascinating sight … [Read more...]

Federal Officials Release Long-Term Plan For Northeast Canyons And Seamounts National Monument

OAK BLUFFS - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have released the final management plan for … [Read more...]

Endangered Whales Remain In Regional Waters Beyond Expiry Of Current Seasonal Protections

OAK BLUFFS - A recent aerial survey by researchers with the New England Aquarium spotted a pair of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales … [Read more...]



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