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
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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...]
North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf Seen Feeding
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Officials Urging Support for Vessel Speed Restrictions
October 31, 2023
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New Analytical Tool Suggests Drastic Action Is Needed To Save Right Whales
October 24, 2023
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Report: Ships Largely Ignoring Slow Zones Meant to Protect Whales
October 20, 2023
HYANNIS - According to a report by environmental group Oceana, more than 80 percent of vessels are speeding through slow-zones enacted to protect … [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...]
Scientists Say Ropeless Technology Could Help Save Right Whales
August 2, 2023
BOSTON - Scientists are calling for stronger measures to protect North Atlantic Right Whales following reports of an entangled right whale in Canadian … [Read more...]
Vanishing Whale’s Decline Worse than Previously Thought, Feds Say
July 18, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A review of the status of a vanishing species of whale found that the animal's population is in worse shape than previously … [Read more...]
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