An endangered juvenile right whale was found dead in the water off Martha's Vineyard on Sunday, entangled in a rope wrapped around its tail, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a necropsy revealed the whale may have suffered a ship ...

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

BOSTON— A North Atlantic right whale reported dead 20 miles off Georgia on Feb. 13 was likely hit and killed by a vessel strike, NOAA Fisheries announced today. The whale was identified as a female ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting new federal leases for offshore wind projects. He cited the impact ...

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After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right ...

People in the whaling industries called them the "right" kind of whales to hunt because they move slowly, have lucrative oil and float when dead. Southern right whales are found in the Southern ...

which revealed that the whale had suffered “significant blunt-force trauma” to the right side of its head. They believe the impact could be indicative of a ship strike. Final necropsy results ...