As dozens of North Atlantic right whales continue to group near Jeffreys Ledge, officials have urged fishermen to remove some ...

More than 75 endangered North Atlantic right whales, about 20 percent of the total population, were spotted off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine this week, prompting officials to warn boaters ...

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

A aerial survey team from the New England Aquarium spotted the whales this week along a 10-mile stretch off the western edge of Jeffreys Ledge. That's a underwater area not far away from Cape Ann, New ...

In his message, Kehiler warned lobstermen that any entanglements linked to Maine fishing gear could lead to further ...

In his message, Kehiler warned lobstermen that any entanglements linked to Maine fishing gear could lead to further restrictions on commercial fishing operations to protect the whales. Most recently, ...

With the new tariffs President Trump issued on Saturday the lobster industry may have a new hurdle to climb over.

Conservation groups are praising a recent decision to reinstate protections for endangered North Atlantic right whales in a ...

Shortly before Trump’s inauguration, a federal agency withdrew a proposal to protect North Atlantic right whales from vessel ...

"I urge fishermen to work together to reduce the amount of gear and endlines in the area in order to protect both the right whales as well as the future of the Maine lobster fishery." The whales ...

"I urge fishermen to work together to reduce the amount of gear and endlines in the area in order to protect both the right whales as well as the future of the Maine lobster fishery." The whales were ...