Scientists Report Mixed Outlook for Right Whale Calving Season

HYANNIS - Scientists from the New England Aquarium report a mixed outlook for the endangered North Atlantic right whale population this calving … [Read more...]

Entangled Whale and Blocked Canal, Whale Season Off to Rocky Start

PROVINCETOWN - Between fishing gear entanglements and shutting down the Cape Cod Canal, right whale season is off to a rocky start.  Dozens of … [Read more...]

Center for Coastal Studies Responding to Entangled North Atlantic Right Whale

PROVINCETOWN - As right whale season begins for Cape Cod Bay, the Center for Coastal Studies is responding to an entangled whale caught in fishing … [Read more...]

Half of Total Right Whales Spotted in Cape Cod Bay as Season Begins

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

FALMOUTH - State and local scientists are launching acoustic buoys to monitor the presence of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales as … [Read more...]

Court Restores Protections for Endangered Whale Species to Prevent Entanglement in Fishing Gear

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Commercial fishermen who hoped for a loosening of fishing regulations during President Donald Trump’s administration faced a … [Read more...]

Dead Sperm Whale Washes Up on CuttyHunk Island

GOSNOLD - A necropsy is pending after a sperm whale washed ashore on Cuttyhunk Island Sunday. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) … [Read more...]

PICS: 75 Endangered Whales Spotted North of Cape Cod

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

HYANNIS - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has withdrawn its controversial proposal for vessel speed restrictions meant to … [Read more...]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

NANTUCKET - Experts are responding to two North Atlantic right whales sighted entangled in fishing gear southeast of Nantucket. The first was … [Read more...]



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