BOSTON - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced that a necropsy concluded on Tuesday with assistance from the Virginia … [Read more...]
North Atlantic Right Whale Found Dead Off Virginia Coast Suffered Devastating Vessel Strike
April 6, 2024
Stellwagen Marine Sanctuary Announces Innovations In Right Whale Protection
March 18, 2024
PROVINCETOWN -- Staff members with the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Maritime Information Systems, Inc. recently announced that they … [Read more...]
WHOI Sea Grant Supports Research On Cape Water Issues
February 15, 2024
FALMOUTH – Funding has been announced for five new research projects through the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant program. WHOI Sea … [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...]
Recent Aquarium Research Highlights Importance Of Speed Restrictions To Right Whale Conservation
January 26, 2024
BOSTON - Newly published research by the New England Aquarium highlights the importance of vessel speed restrictions for protecting endangered North … [Read more...]
New England Aquarium Pushes For Increased Regulations Following Injury To Right Whale Calf
January 12, 2024
BOSTON - The New England Aquarium is urging increased regulatory measures to protect North Atlantic right whales in light of a NOAA report that a … [Read more...]
Aquarium Scientists Spot Rare Whale And Calf At Marine Monument As Care Plan Takes Shape
November 4, 2023
BOSTON - Scientists with the New England Aquarium are celebrating the sighting of an endangered sperm whale and calf at the Northeast Canyons and … [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...]
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...]
New England Aquarium Applauds Historic Conservation Investment
September 22, 2023
BOSTON - The New England Aquarium is celebrating the recent announcement of a historic $82 million federal grant given to the National Oceanic and … [Read more...]
