The study was published this week in the peer-reviewed Marine Policy Journal. Read More
A federal judge ruled earlier this month that the federal government's failure to protect North Atlantic right whales constituted a violation of the Endangered Species Act. Read More
The group of whales was spotted on April 24. Read More
A judge's ruling that the federal government didn't take adequate steps to protect endangered whales will probably result in another monthslong court battle, parties to the lawsuit said. Read More
The voices of Maine’s lobster fishermen are being drowned in a sea of injustice. I’m determined to speak for them. Read More
The Center for Coastal Studies said it recently documented two mother/calf pairs in the bay, bringing the total number of calves seen this spring to three. Read More
The whales are moving along the East Coast at the moment and NOAA is asking boaters and fishermen to take steps to avoid harming them. Read More
Maine Lobstermen's Association executive director Patrice McCarron said Monday the court has only heard from environmental groups and the federal government so far in the case. Read More
A judge has ruled the federal government failed to adequately protect endangered whales from lobster fishing activities, sending the industry and regulators scrambling to figure out what the future holds for one of America's most lucrative marine industries. Read More
Warming ocean temperatures are causing some species of whales in pursuit of food to stray more frequently into shipping lanes, scientists say. Read More
NOAA said private citizens saw an aggregation of the whales from a Boston-area beach on March 23. Read More
The catalog has images of more than 750 whales and goes back to 1935. Read More
Two of the zones are based on aerial surveys by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that observed two separate aggregations of the whales off Nantucket. Read More
The most recent detection took place Jan. 25, when right whale songs were heard about 50 miles southeast of Portland. Read More
NOAA informed Maine in January that its proposal to protect the whales doesn't go far enough. Read More
Federal regulators don't believe a Maine plan to reduce risk to endangered whales goes far enough. Read More
The federal government is extending a protective zone designed to keep rare whales safe until close to the end of the month. Read More
Photos taken by plane and boat revealed deep cuts on both sides of the baby whale's mouth, as well as a gash atop its head near the blowhole. Read More
