The Ocean City buoy operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and University of Maryland Center for Environmental ...

and NOAA said that he was likely to die from his injuries. Right whale #4120 on Dec. 9, 2024. Credit: NOAA Fisheries. Right whale #5110 on Dec. 9, 2024. Credit: NOAA Fisheries. Right whale #5110 ...

Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales have returned to Cape Cod Bay in large numbers already in 2025.

Since 2020 at least 16 critically endangered North Atlantic right whales have been killed or injured by blows from boats and ships. Fewer than 70 reproductively active females, the literal lifeblood ...

A team at Rutgers is using artificial intelligence to predict where whales will be off New Jersey's coast. The data could save the animals' lives.

A pair of adult female right whales, Koala and Curlew, have mystified researchers this winter as they cruised south along the Florida coast, then made a surprise appearance this week off Alabama ...

Kerr says humpback whales don't even want to try, especially considering doing so could lead to a potentially life-threatening jaw injury. "They have no interest in eating us, hurting us," he adds.

Entangled right whales may end up dragging hundreds of pounds of fishing gear, inhibiting their ability to feed, reproduce, or move freely through the water. Fishing gear can also cause cuts and other ...

To report a right whale sighting from Virginia to Maine, or a dead, injured or entangled whale, contact NOAA Fisheries at (866) 755-6622 or the Coast Guard on marine VHF channel 16. EMU ON THE ...

Another 10 right whales were injured or maimed by ship strikes over that time frame, according to the agency. With about 370 North Atlantic right whales remaining, ship strikes are particularly ...