HYANNIS - Massachusetts is asking mariners traveling through Cape Cod Bay to use extreme caution after several North Atlantic right whales were … [Read more...]
NOAA Says Entangled Right Whale “Likely To Die”
HYANNIS - The dwindling North Atlantic right whale population may suffer another loss. One of the whales was recently spotted with a severe … [Read more...]
Feds: Vanishing Right Whale Must Remain On Endangered List
PORTLAND, ME (AP) — Federal officials say the fading North Atlantic right whale will remain protected under the Endangered Species Act and requires a … [Read more...]
PHOTOS: 20 North Atlantic Right Whale Names Announced
HYANNIS - With North Atlantic Right Whales making their yearly migrations from southern waters towards New England, scientists have announced the new … [Read more...]
Lawmakers Using Spending Bill To Delay Lobster Restrictions
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine's congressional delegation is using a federal spending bill to delay new lobster fishing restrictions aimed at helping … [Read more...]
Whole Foods Decision to Pull Lobster Divides Groups
PORTLAND, ME (AP) — Environmental groups are once again at odds with politicians and fishermen in New England in the wake of a decision by high-end … [Read more...]
Lobster Rules To Protect Whale Will Wait Until 2024
PORTLAND, ME (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that new lobster fishing restrictions designed to conserve rare whales will be delayed until 2024 to … [Read more...]
Feds Unveil Plan to Grow Wind Power While Sparing Rare Whale
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government has outlined a strategy to try to protect an endangered species of whale while also developing offshore … [Read more...]
Experts Hopeful for Right Whale Rebound, Though New Challenges Ahead
HYANNIS - The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium recently issued its yearly population estimate for the species, and while the whales are … [Read more...]
Report: Fewer Female Right Whales Capable of Reproducing
BOSTON – A new study by two universities and the New England Aquarium has revealed that fewer females North Atlantic right whales are capable of … [Read more...]
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