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

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales ... Researchers on planes spotted fishing gear in the area near where the whales were swimming. Boat strikes and entanglement are the biggest threats ...

Dale Lynch, the assistant harbor master on Cuttyhunk, said the whale was found alive on the south side of the island, ...

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BOSTON (CN) — The First Circuit on Thursday upheld a federal regulation that limits lobster and Jonah crab fishing off Cape ...

Federal officials said Wednesday that they’re scrapping a proposed speed limit for ships around Cape Cod and the Islands that was intended to protect endangered whales and that would have ...

A federal appeals court is reinstating rules designed to protect a vanishing whale species from entanglement in fishing gear.

In a statement shared with Boston.com on Wednesday, Healey noted, “We’re grateful to NOAA for listening to our concerns about their proposed changes to the North Atlantic right whale vessel ...

“[Boston hockey fans] are going to ... Researchers estimate the whale’s population made moderate recovery until around 2010, before facing population decline related to climate change and ...

“The entire team at the Center for Whale Research ... can be seen breaching around Puget Sound, even against the backdrop of the downtown Seattle skyline. Follow Boston.com on Instagram (Opens ...