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North Atlantic right whale facts, Treasure Coast sightings map, federal regulations
Stay 500 yards away, about the length of five football fields. This regulation applies to vessels, aircraft, drones and watercraft such as surfboards, kayaks and jet skis. Any vessel within 500 yards of a right whale must depart immediately at a safe, slow speed.
Biologists say 75 North Atlantic right whales are grouped together off coast of NH
Biologists from the New England Aquarium say 20 percent of all the right whales in the world are together, right now, off the coast of New Hampshire.
At least 70 right whales have grouped off Jeffreys Ledge
To get one, go to the subscriptions page. Dozens of North Atlantic right whales — more than 15% of the estimated global population — are gathered off Jeffreys Ledge, east of Portsmouth ...
20% of world's right whales gathered off New England coast in unusual spot
BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population worldwide, have gathered in an area off the coast of New England. A aerial survey team from the New England Aquarium spotted the whales this week along a 10-mile stretch off the western edge of Jeffreys Ledge.
More than 75 right whales spotted in southern Maine waters, officials say
The whales were seen “in all directions: at the surface, swimming, and diving,” said Kate Laemmle, associate research technician in the Anderson Cabot Center who was aboard the aerial survey flights.
20% of world's right whale population gathered off New England in unusual sighting
There are at least 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered off New England in an unusual sighting. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said statements in President Biden’s farewell speech came much too late in a Thursday statement,
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How long can right whales live? Study extends their lifespan estimate
Scientists had believed Southern right whales have a lifespan of about 70 years, but a new study shows that endangered mammals can live twice as long as they had thought. The study found these ...
NOAA withdrew its boat speed limit proposal. What does this mean for the whales it meant to protect?
After conservationists pushed for more, NOAA Fisheries withdrew a proposal that would have expanded boat speed limits and ...
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Right whales can live to 130, but in North America they die young
Groundbreaking research in the late 1990s showed that Arctic-dwelling bowhead whales could live more than 150 or even 200 ...
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17 Unique Whale Facts That Are Straight Out of a Science Fiction Novel
Whales are the true giants of the ocean, capturing our imagination as they glide gracefully through the water. These ...
Biden administration withdraws rules to save endangered whales from collisions
The federal government is withdrawing proposed rules that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to ...
Feds scrap small boat speed limits, including off NC, to help endangered right whales
The rule would have limited boats as small as 35 feet to 10 knots when North Atlantic right whales were migrating through NC's near-shore waters.
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No speed limits: Feds drop rule meant to slow boats around right whales
A stricter speed limit isn’t coming to the waters of the North Atlantic right whale calving grounds off the Georgia coast after all. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
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It’s right whale season in Florida. Here are the best places to see one off the shore
Wondering what those huge, dark blobs in the ocean are this winter? If you guessed a whale, you're right! North Atlantic right whales have been making their annual trek to Florida since late ...