NANTUCKET – Opposition is continuing to proposed changes to the federal government’s North Atlantic right whale vessel speed rule. NOAA is … [Read more...]
Aerial Survey Spots First Right Whales Of 2024-2025 Field Season
PROVINCETOWN/WELLFLEET - The Center for Coastal Studies has announced that an aerial survey conducted on Monday, November 18, 2024, by scientists from … [Read more...]
Newest Estimate Of Right Whale Population Provides Much-Needed Relief For Conservationists
BOSTON - Conservationists and right whale enthusiasts received some much-welcomed good news at the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium’s annual … [Read more...]
NOAA Researches Encounter Over 160 Whales During Aerial Survey
s OAK BLUFFS/NANTUCKET - Researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, were treated to a fascinating sight … [Read more...]
Federal Officials Release Long-Term Plan For Northeast Canyons And Seamounts National Monument
OAK BLUFFS - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have released the final management plan for … [Read more...]
Endangered Whales Remain In Regional Waters Beyond Expiry Of Current Seasonal Protections
OAK BLUFFS - A recent aerial survey by researchers with the New England Aquarium spotted a pair of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales … [Read more...]
North Atlantic Right Whale Found Dead Off Virginia Coast Suffered Devastating Vessel Strike
BOSTON - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced that a necropsy concluded on Tuesday with assistance from the Virginia … [Read more...]
Stellwagen Marine Sanctuary Announces Innovations In Right Whale Protection
PROVINCETOWN -- Staff members with the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Maritime Information Systems, Inc. recently announced that they … [Read more...]
WHOI Sea Grant Supports Research On Cape Water Issues
FALMOUTH – Funding has been announced for five new research projects through the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant program. WHOI Sea … [Read more...]
NOAA Fisheries Designates Habitats Near Regional Offshore Wind Sites As Areas Of Concern
OAK BLUFFS - NOAA Fisheries recently finalized the designation of several areas surrounding regional offshore wind lease sites as a Habitat Area of … [Read more...]
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