As dozens of North Atlantic right whales continue to group near Jeffreys Ledge, officials have urged fishermen to remove some ...

More than 75 endangered North Atlantic right whales, about 20 percent of the total population, were spotted off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine this week, prompting officials to warn boaters ...

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population ...

An aerial survey team from the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life spotted the whales on Jan. 12 and 13, counting more than 75 unique individuals. Only around 370 right ...

A federal appeals court is reinstating rules designed to protect a vanishing whale species from entanglement in fishing gear.

In his message, Kehiler warned lobstermen that any entanglements linked to Maine fishing gear could lead to further ...

Scientists from the New England Aquarium found over 75 right whales in the Gulf of Maine on Jan. 12 and 13, a higher than usual number of whales for this place and time, according to a Thursday ...

In his message, Kehiler warned lobstermen that any entanglements linked to Maine fishing gear could lead to further restrictions on commercial fishing operations to protect the whales. Most recently, ...

With the new tariffs President Trump issued on Saturday the lobster industry may have a new hurdle to climb over.

Conservation groups are praising a recent decision to reinstate protections for endangered North Atlantic right whales in a ...

"I urge fishermen to work together to reduce the amount of gear and endlines in the area in order to protect both the right whales as well as the future of the Maine lobster fishery." The whales ...