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

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

As dozens of North Atlantic right whales continue to group near Jeffreys Ledge, marine officials are urging lobster fishermen to remove nearby fishing gear and said they will not be enforcing state ...

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

Three conservation groups, the Conservation Law Foundation, Defenders of Wildlife, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation, ...

“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 ...

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population ...

Scientists from the New England Aquarium found over 75 right whales in the Gulf of Maine on Jan. 12 and 13, a higher than usual number of whales for this place and time, according to a Thursday ...

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 ...