Environmental Film Series To Be Held In Provincetown On Earth Day Weekend

PROVINCETOWN - The Provincetown Film Society (PFS) and the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) are partnering to present “Planet PTown”, an environmental … [Read more...]

First Right Whale Mother, Calf Pair of 2023 Seen in Cape Cod Bay

HYANNIS - The first North Atlantic right whale mother and calf pair of the year was spotted in Cape Cod Bay by the Center for Coastal Studies this … [Read more...]

Right Whale Sightings Prompt Cape Cod Canal Closure

BOURNE - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closed the Cape Cod Canal to all vessel traffic Sunday afternoon, as three right whales were spotted within … [Read more...]

Experts Analyzing New Whale Death Amid Run of Incidents

BOSTON – Scientists at the New England Aquarium recently made comments regarding the death of a North Atlantic Right Whale whose necropsy indicated it … [Read more...]

NOAA Testing Ropeless Lobster Fishing Gear

HYANNIS - Ropeless lobster fishing gear is being tested by federal officials off the coast of Massachusetts. NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science … [Read more...]

NOAA Extends Limit on Fishing to Protect Whales

HYANNIS - The federal government has extended a ban that prohibits lobster and crab fishing in certain areas off of the coast of Massachusetts in an … [Read more...]

Feds Deny Emergency Call to Slow Ships, Ease Whale Strikes

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. government has denied a request from a group of environmental organizations to immediately apply proposed ship-speed … [Read more...]

Mariners Cautioned After Large Group of Right Whales Spotted in Cape Cod Bay

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...]

New England Aquarium Praises Creation of Right Whale Day

BOSTON - Officials with the New England Aquarium have praised the decision to enact Right Whale Day in Massachusetts. Former Governor Charlie Baker … [Read more...]



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