PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels and … [Read more...]
Whales and Dolphins in American Waters are Losing Food and Habitat to Climate Change, US Study Says
Environmental Groups Demand Emergency Rules to Protect Whales
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to enact emergency rules to protect a vanishing … [Read more...]
Scientists Say Ropeless Technology Could Help Save Right Whales
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
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...]
New England Waters Continue to be Important to Right Whales
HYANNIS - The New England Aquarium scientists surveyed over 102 individual North Atlantic right whales, a critically endangered species, during the … [Read more...]
Judge Rejects Lawsuit by Nantucket Residents to Block Wind Turbines, Protect Right Whales
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit brought by Nantucket residents who argued that the planned construction of dozens of wind … [Read more...]
Nova Right Whales Documentary Features Cape Experts and Locations
HYANNIS - A Nova documentary airing on PBS Wednesday at 9pm will feature many local marine animal experts and locations as it examines North Atlantic … [Read more...]
IFAW Research Boat “Song of the Whale” to Study Endangered Species
HYANNIS - The boat named “Song of the Whale” will help the North Atlantic right whale research being done by the International Fund for Animal … [Read more...]
First Massachusetts Right Whale Day to be Celebrated by Aquarium
BOSTON - The first annual Right Whale Day in Massachusetts takes place on Monday, April 24, as established by law just before Governor Charlie Baker … [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...]
From The CapeCod.com NewsCenter
- VIDEO: Watch Mother and Calf Pair in Cape Cod Bay as State Honors “Right Whale Day” this Week
- Gosnold Island Designated As A “Green Community”
- Yarmouth Select Board Hears About Migrant Status, Combined Dispatch Center
- Provincetown To Hold Annual Town Election In Mid May
- MassDOT Ready To Install New Traffic Pattern At Bourne Rotary
- New Steamship Authority Vessels Clearing Last Stages
- Pavement Filling Underway On Route 130 In Sandwich
- Dr. Charle’s “Stormy” Mayo To Be Honored Ahead Of Planned Retirement
- PHOTOS: 11 Dolphins Stranded in Wellfleet, 7-Hour Rescue Follows
- Whale Season Begins for Cape Cod Bay as State Honors Official Marine Mammal
- Ruck4Hit Raising Funds for Military Families Friday
- NOAA Taking Comments On Vineyard Wind Phase 2
- Cranberry Bog Restoration Grants Received