OAK BLUFFS - Maine fishing gear has been confirmed on the dead North Atlantic right whale that washed ashore on Martha's Vineyard recently. NOAA … [Read more...]
Whales Arrive in Cape Cod Bay
February 14, 2024
PROVINCETOWN - Endangered North Atlantic right whales are back in Cape Cod Bay, with reports coming in from the Massachusetts Environmental Police of … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Right Whale Reported Dead Off Martha’s Vineyard | Provincetown Proposes Dissolving Pier Committee
January 31, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--5_iLtMY5E The latest in Cape Cod news. … [Read more...]
Decline of Rare Right Whale Appears to be Slowing, But Scientists Say Big Threats Remain
October 25, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The decline of one of the rarest whales in the world appears to be slowing, but scientists warn the giant mammals still face … [Read more...]
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...]
Whales and Dolphins in American Waters are Losing Food and Habitat to Climate Change, US Study Says
October 9, 2023
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...]
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...]
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...]
New England Waters Continue to be Important to Right Whales
June 4, 2023
HYANNIS - The New England Aquarium scientists surveyed over 102 individual North Atlantic right whales, a critically endangered species, during the … [Read more...]
