NANTUCKET - Experts are responding to two North Atlantic right whales sighted entangled in fishing gear southeast of Nantucket. The first was … [Read more...]
Aerial Survey Spots First Right Whales Of 2024-2025 Field Season
November 20, 2024
PROVINCETOWN/WELLFLEET - The Center for Coastal Studies has announced that an aerial survey conducted on Monday, November 18, 2024, by scientists from … [Read more...]
Newest Estimate Of Right Whale Population Provides Much-Needed Relief For Conservationists
October 25, 2024
BOSTON - Conservationists and right whale enthusiasts received some much-welcomed good news at the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium’s annual … [Read more...]
Entanglement Determined As Cause Of Death For Right Whale Found Near Vineyard
October 7, 2024
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal authorities say a rare whale found dead off Massachusetts earlier this year died as a result of entanglement in Maine … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
VIDEO: They’re fun and spectacular, but whale watches also aim to be educational
May 31, 2024
https://youtu.be/ObDzwpiKjyE What kind of whales are around the Cape and Islands? As whale watching season begins with Hyannis Whale Watcher … [Read more...]
PHOTOS: Right Whale Last Scene in Cape Cod Bay Spotted Entangled off Canada
May 16, 2024
PROVINCETOWN - A North Atlantic right whale last seen in Cape Cod Bay in April has been spotted just off Canada now entangled in fishing gear, … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Watch Mother and Calf Pair in Cape Cod Bay as State Honors “Right Whale Day” this Week
April 25, 2024
https://youtu.be/1Ledlg0OUNc Check out this new footage of a mother and calf pair in Cape Cod Bay from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as … [Read more...]
Dr. Charle’s “Stormy” Mayo To Be Honored Ahead Of Planned Retirement
April 24, 2024
PROVINCETOWN - The Center for Coastal Studies will set honor Dr. Charles Mayo at the New England Aquarium Wednesday morning during celebrations for … [Read more...]
