The first North Atlantic right whale mom and calf duo of the season were spotted in Cape Cod Bay heading into spring, the ...

The endangered whales visit Bay each year, where researchers count and track them, hoping the species returns from the brink ...

For the first time in 2025, a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf have been sighted in Cape Cod Bay.

It’s a sure sign of spring in New England- right whales are returning to Cape Cod Bay but this year in larger numbers than in previous years.

Researchers said the sighting “brings hope for the species,” which is listed as critically endangered by the International ...

What better way to track whales than listening in on them? Passive acoustic monitoring, in which microphones are placed underwater to pick up any sounds, has long helped scientists detect the presence ...

More commercial fishers in the U.S. will get to try out on-demand fishing gear in 2025 as the industry continues to evaluate ...

Endangered North Atlantic right whales are approaching extinction.

Nauset, a 31-year-old North Atlantic right whale, was seen by aerial observers about 5 miles off Wellfleet with a calf.

Offshore wind faces community and political opposition as well as support for its promise of ample renewable energy and while ...

The study focused on a handful of baleen species — namely, gray whales, humpback whales and right whales — which display ...