FALMOUTH – A beloved harbor seal who has lived at the Woods Hole Science Aquarium for three years is moving to the Midwest. “Bubba” was born April … [Read more...]
Another Humpback Whale Washes Ashore
December 29, 2024
HYANNIS – A dead whale was reported in Marshfield last Thursday, marking the latest in a string of whale-related incidents in Southeast Massachusetts … [Read more...]
NOAA Authorizes Vineyard Wind For New Phase
September 18, 2024
HYANNIS – NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization related to Vineyard Wind 1, Phase 2. This authorizes the take of marine … [Read more...]
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, NOAA Fisheries Educating Grade-Schoolers This Week
May 21, 2024
WOODS HOLE – Students from the Falmouth Lawrence School are taking a field trip to Woods Hole this week for the second-annual “7th Grade Day of … [Read more...]
NOAA Taking Comments On Vineyard Wind Phase 2
April 23, 2024
HYANNIS – NOAA Fisheries has determined that no mortality or serious injury of any marine mammal species is anticipated from the second phase of the … [Read more...]
NOAA Fisheries Designates Habitats Near Regional Offshore Wind Sites As Areas Of Concern
February 5, 2024
OAK BLUFFS - NOAA Fisheries recently finalized the designation of several areas surrounding regional offshore wind lease sites as a Habitat Area of … [Read more...]
Public Comment Period Opens For Maryland Wind Program
January 5, 2024
HYANNIS - NOAA Fisheries of New England and the Mid-Atlantic has opened a 30-day public comment period regarding proposed incidental take regulations … [Read more...]
Effort to Support North Atlantic Right Whales Gets $4.6 Million Grant
January 2, 2024
BARNSTABLE - More than $4.6 million dollars is being awarded to the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Marine Fisheries from a … [Read more...]
New Analytical Tool Suggests Drastic Action Is Needed To Save Right Whales
October 24, 2023
BOSTON - NOAA Fisheries recently unveiled a comprehensive population viability analysis for endangered right whales, a tool that indicates vessel … [Read more...]
NOAA Searching for Missing Whale Tags
May 17, 2023
HYANNIS - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is asking for help from local residents to find two missing whale research tags. Each … [Read more...]
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Cape Air cancels new route between New Bedford and Boston
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