BOSTON - Conservationists and right whale enthusiasts received some much-welcomed good news at the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium’s annual … [Read more...]
Newest Estimate Of Right Whale Population Provides Much-Needed Relief For Conservationists
October 25, 2024
Large Numbers Of North Atlantic Right Whales Spotted In Unusual Feeding Ground
September 30, 2024
BOSTON - Scientists with the New England Aquarium recently spotted over 82 North Atlantic right whales, or over a quarter of the species’ remaining … [Read more...]
Blue Whale Sighting Continues Trend Of Marine Megafauna Sightings In Regional Waters
July 15, 2024
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...]
Scientists To Study Recent Phenomenon Of Whale Shark Sightings In Northeast
July 11, 2024
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...]
NOAA Researches Encounter Over 160 Whales During Aerial Survey
June 18, 2024
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
June 14, 2024
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
June 7, 2024
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...]
Woods Hole Scientists Develop Innovative, Noninvasive Tagging Method
May 18, 2024
WOODS HOLE - Scientists with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have created an effective new method of tracking marine animals by developing a … [Read more...]
Watch New England Aquarium Experts Treat Sea Turtles Amid Annual Stranding Season
December 6, 2023
https://youtu.be/ndNnTIPUf3E As the annual sea turtle stranding season ramps up, the New England Aquarium is treating a large number of hypothermic … [Read more...]
Environmental Groups Demand Emergency Rules to Protect Whales
October 3, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to enact emergency rules to protect a vanishing … [Read more...]
