SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — A vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season, raising alarms among scientists and … [Read more...]
Scientists Report Mixed Outlook for Right Whale Calving Season
April 23, 2025
HYANNIS - Scientists from the New England Aquarium report a mixed outlook for the endangered North Atlantic right whale population this calving … [Read more...]
Half of Total Right Whales Spotted in Cape Cod Bay as Season Begins
April 15, 2025
PROVINCETOWN - Whale season is in full swing in the waters off Cape Cod. Scientists with the Center for Coastal Studies have already spotted 162 North … [Read more...]
Scientists Launch Acoustic Buoys to Track Right Whales in Near Real-Time
March 26, 2025
FALMOUTH - State and local scientists are launching acoustic buoys to monitor the presence of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales as … [Read more...]
PICS: 75 Endangered Whales Spotted North of Cape Cod
January 20, 2025
All photos Courtesy of New England Aquarium under NMFS Permit #25739. HYANNIS - Scientists have spotted over 75 North Atlantic right … [Read more...]
NOAA Withdraws Vessel Speed Restriction Plan Proposed to Help Right Whales
January 16, 2025
HYANNIS - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has withdrawn its controversial proposal for vessel speed restrictions meant to … [Read more...]
PICTURES: Experts Tracking Entangled Right Whales South of Nantucket
December 18, 2024
NANTUCKET - Experts are responding to two North Atlantic right whales sighted entangled in fishing gear southeast of Nantucket. The first was … [Read more...]
NOAA Researches Encounter Over 160 Whales During Aerial Survey
June 18, 2024
s OAK BLUFFS/NANTUCKET - Researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, were treated to a fascinating sight … [Read more...]
Federal Officials Release Long-Term Plan For Northeast Canyons And Seamounts National Monument
June 14, 2024
OAK BLUFFS - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have released the final management plan for … [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...]
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