The Center for Coastal Studies' Marine Animal Entanglement Response team is continuing efforts after responding last weekend ...

When a right whale appeared trailing fishing gear in Cape Cod Bay Jan. 17, rescuers mobilized – underscoring challenges the ...

Anyone who spots a whale is encouraged to report the sighting by calling 877-942-5343, hailing the U.S. Coast Guard on marine ...

A 1-year-old North Atlantic right whale was spotted off Massachusetts with fishing gear wrapped around its tail.

The news comes one year after documentation that the North Atlantic right whale population increased 2.1% between 2023 and ...

A routine January flight over Cape Cod Bay turned up numbers – and whales – local researchers rarely see. One day, one survey ...

The population of the North Atlantic right whale is slowly climbing. What's behind the rise in numbers and what more can be ...

After right whales were redetected east of Ocean City, Maryland, on Jan. 14, the right whale Slow Zone has been extended ...

With the presence of right whales detected anew Jan. 3, 2026, east of Ocean City, a new right whale Slow Zone is now in ...

Right whale season is off to a busy start. Thirty-three North Atlantic right whales were observed in Cape Cod Bay during an ...

For Massachusetts, the North Atlantic right whale represents more than a large animal moving through offshore waters. It ...

The origins of whaling are highly debated. Now, some of the earliest signs of active whale hunting have appeared somewhere unexpected: southern Brazil.