At least 11 right whales were born this calving season, the New England Aquarium said this week. The number is lower than scientists had hoped, as the critically endangered species faces threats from ...

At least 11 North Atlantic right whales were born this calving season — fewer than researchers studying the critically endangered species had hoped, the New England Aquarium reported. There are only ...

An executive order aims to deregulate the U.S. fishing industry, while Trump brings up fishing waters between New Brunswick ...

The gear, which uses a remote device to pull up lines laid horizontally across the sea floor, also is being tried on lobster ...

A pair of North Atlantic right whales seen off Florida in the Gulf may be headed back north after being seen in Bimini in the ...

April 24 marks North Atlantic right whale day in Massachusetts, a day to raise awareness and celebrate the endangered mammal.

No dorsal fin. V-shaped blow. Almost extinct. Right Whale Day brings a rare species into focus — before it’s too late.

There was a giant reminder of a species in danger in front of the New England Aquarium Thursday. Lessons were out of the water in celebration of the third annual Massachusetts Right Whale Day. “Right ...

Giffin said the second change is a shorter closure of an area when one right whale is detected, of seven days rather than 15. That can be extended for another seven days if another whale is sighted.

Prince Edward Island lobster fishers are hoping new rules from the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans will mean fewer harvesting days lost to closures when endangered right whales come into ...

New England Aquarium scientists are drawing attention to the low number of North Atlantic right whales born this calving ...