The critically endangered Atlantic right whale remains at high risk from boat strikes and entanglements, according to the New England Aquarium. Eleven Atlantic right whale calves were born in U.S.

A North Atlantic Right Whale, previously found entangled in a rope off of south Georgia, has been discovered dead off the ...

The Sanctuary Ocean Count, organized by the National Marine Sanctuary, covered the other major islands. Volunteers on Kauaʻi reported 467 sightings, followed by Hawaiʻi Island with 355, Oʻahu with 337 ...

The dead right whale was a female. Scientists say they worry especially about deaths of females because the species is ...

Clearwater Marine Killer whale image courtesy Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919. An orca, or killer whale, was spotted off the coast of Kitty Hawk in the Outer Banks last ...

New England Aquarium researchers recently documented what they say was a rare sighting of an endangered fin whale and its calf. Scientists on a July 24 aerial survey flew over the Northeast Canyons ...

A young North Atlantic right whale that state wildlife officials helped partially disentangle from fishing gear in December, ...

A scientist at the New England aquarium said the findings reflect the importance of protecting large areas of ocean habitat to protect species. A recent survey of the only Atlantic coast marine ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists have combined passive acoustic monitoring, machine-learning tools and aerial surveys to estimate the population of North Atlantic right ...

To track this endangered species, researchers rely on costly and dangerous surveys by airplanes, or use sound recordings to identify their presence, or absence. "Using sound recordings to monitor ...

SEATTLE – Just 74 southern resident orcas remain, as of the latest count by the Center for Whale Research. The count has hovered around this low point for several years. The 2024 census tallied 73 ...