A buoy south of Gloucester detected the endangered whale species on March 1, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution said.

The endangered whales that migrate along the NC coast could face new threats if the Trump administration rolls back seasonal speed rules for ships.

The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing ...

Southern right whales have distinctive white and gray patches of thickened skin on their heads known as callosities. Because ...

The U.S. government has promised to take “deregulatory-focused action” in amending a vessel speed limit rule designed to ...

Researchers track North Atlantic right whale births every year. Why is this calving season getting extra attention?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) — Fishermen off Hilton Head Island and Savannah got a treat this week when they spotted Right ...

The good news is there have been no confirmed reports of North Atlantic right whales killed this year due to vessel strikes or entanglements from fishing gear, but the less-than-good news is that this ...

June 24 -- For two weeks, scientists have been tracking the Northern Right Whale and planning the unprecedented rescue mission. A heavy fishing line is wrapped around the 20-year-old male's jaw and ...

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