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The number of North Atlantic right whales increased slightly last year, bringing the population count to about 372 individuals. But a new report from the New England Aquarium and the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium offers a cautionary tale.
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Federal officials have implemented a voluntary slow zone for mariners east of Portland due to the presence of critically endangered right whales.
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The New England Aquarium identified at least 32 right whale injuries this year, including two vessel strikes and six entanglements with observed gear attached.
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Scientists spotted a North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing gear in the Gulf of St. Lawrence earlier this month. It is the fifth documented entanglement this year.
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Four North Atlantic right whale entanglements have been documented so far in 2023. And despite decades of research, scientists say tracking the species — and developing definitive answers about their encounters with fishing gear — are challenging tasks.
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QUINCY, Mass. - The New England Aquarium has released 17 sea turtles that were stranded on Cape Cod back into the wild in Georgia. The aquarium said…
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An aquarium and an engineering firm in Massachusetts are partnering on a project to better protect whales by monitoring them from space.New England…
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This week a high-stakes conference in Providence is considering new measures that could help endangered North Atlantic right whales avoid life-threatening…
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WESTBOROUGH, Mass. - Workers at a Massachusetts supermarket have found a rare orange lobster. Roche Bros. Supermarkets said in a Facebook post on May 29…
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BOSTON - The New England Aquarium in Boston is opening a new ocean life center that it says will focus on fisheries conservation and the health of…