The estimated population of the critically endangered whale that traverses N.C. coastal waters has ticked up slightly for the ...

On October 26, 2025, the Ocean City buoy operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and University of Maryland ...

Operators of vessels 65 or longer must maintain speeds of 10 knots or slower through federal seasonal management areas for ...

Most people are lucky to simply get a glimpse of some fragment of a whale. A subtle puff of mist over the horizon, the curve of a dark smooth back sliding beneath the surface, or for the fortunate, ...

North Atlantic right whales are said to have received their name because historically, they were the 'right' whales for ...

After decades of decline, one of the world’s most endangered whales is showing a faint sign of recovery. Scientists say this ...

The number of North Atlantic right whales has grown slightly, continuing a recent positive trend that has researchers "cautiously optimistic" about the critically endangered species. The whale ...

The latest close encounter with a protected whale species has renewed calls for the public to give the animals space.

Citing the need for more accurate data on how Maine’s lobster fishery might be affecting the North Atlantic right whale, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine 2nd District, urged the House Natural Resources ...

Scientists at the New England Aquarium have released a new slate of North Atlantic right whale names, an annual tradition ...