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...]

LISTEN: Local Expert Says Nantucket Orcas Not Unusual

capecodcom · Dr. Charles Stormy May Talks Orcas Off Nantucket, Old Thom, and Climate Change  NANTUCKET - Four orca whales were spotted 40 miles … [Read more...]

Killer Whales Spotted South of Nantucket

NANTUCKET - Scientists with the New England Aquarium recently spotted four killer whales swimming together 40 miles south of Nantucket. The mammals … [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...]

Scientists Concerned With Low Number Of Right Whale Births

BOSTON – As North Atlantic Right Whale calving season ends, scientists with the New England Aquarium are drawing attention to a low number of … [Read more...]

Cape Cod Canal Closed After Endangered Whale and Calf Spotted

BOURNE - The Cape Cod Canal was closed Sunday after a female North Atlantic right whale and her calf were spotted in the area, according to the … [Read more...]

Senators from Several States Ask NOAA to Address Whale Deaths

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Senators from four states want federal environmental officials to address a spate of whale deaths on both … [Read more...]

Local Marine Expert Applauds Canal Closure to Protect Whales

BOURNE - A local marine expert says that the three right whales in the Cape Cod Canal that led to the passage’s shutdown could have been a close call … [Read more...]



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