Maine's marine resources commissioner is "strongly urging" lobstermen to move their gear from an area in the Gulf of Maine where over 70 endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted earlier ...

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

In recent months, President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly said offshore wind turbines are harming, and perhaps killing, ...

The rule would have limited boats as small as 35 feet to 10 knots when North Atlantic right whales were migrating through ...

A group of scientists saw over 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered in the Gulf of Maine. Here's what we know.

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

A new ban on seafood imports will require the United States to meet standards for protecting threatened marine mammals. The ban, which will go into effect on January 1, 2026, was reached in the U.S.

It is unusual to see so many right whales off the Maine coast, especially this time of year, but research scientists with the ...

Over 75 extremely rare sea creatures — about “ 20% of the entire population ” — were spotted off the Maine coast, photos show ...

Over 12,000 humpback whales migrate every winter from the frigid surroundings of Alaska into the waters of Hawaii.

Conservation groups reached an agreement today that will require the United States to stop importing seafood that does not meet U.S. standards for protecting marine mammals. The seafood ban will go ...