Third entangled endangered whale spotted in span of a week off East Coast
The endangered whales are North Atlantic right whales, which number fewer than 400 and are vulnerable to ship collisions and ...
A Picturesque New England Town’s Debt to the Right Whale
We owe it to the right whale — and to so many other species — to reconstruct what our own history has taken from them.
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Nantucket would take $286M blow from whale-strike rule, analysis says
A study commissioned by the affluent Massachusetts island says loss of high-speed ferry service would result in a 10 percent ...
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Entangled right whale seen off North Carolina, one week after two seen near Nantucket
The sighting comes just one week after two North Atlantic right whales were seen entangled in fishing gear southeast of ...
Study: Nantucket economy at risk from NOAA's proposed vessel speed rules
Nantucket leaders' fear about the economic effect of proposed vessel speed limits are backed by a new study. Limits are ...
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Entangled right whale seen off North Carolina, one week after two seen near Nantucket
Researchers also believe the entangled male whale near Nantucket could die from his injuries and worry that the female whale's repeated experience with entanglement could harm her ability to ...
Nantucket’s economy would be crushed under NOAA proposed restrictions, fast ferry would be gone: UMass report
What would be the cost of trying to save whales from ship strikes? Nearly $300 million and 1,500 jobs for the island of ...
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Two endangered right whales spotted caught in fishing gear off of Nantucket
One of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales is expected to die after becoming entangled in fishing gear near Nantucket along with a second whale, the National Oceanic and ...