The proposed changes, which they argued could hurt the fishing and boating industries and other related businesses.

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

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

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has awarded Saint Mary’s University a contract to update the DNA database of one of ...

The whales were seen “in all directions: at the surface, swimming, and diving,” said Kate Laemmle, associate research ...

A group of scientists saw over 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered in the Gulf of Maine. Here's what we know.

Southern right whales can live to be more than 130 years old — which is decades longer than previously thought, according to ...

A recent decision by the U.S. government to drop a proposed rule aimed at protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales ...

Surveyors at the New England Aquarium spotted at least 50 — and possibly more than 60 — whales grouped in a small area east of Portsmouth, N.H.

NOAA Fisheries withdraws prohibitive North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule due to massive influx of public ...

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials are warning boaters about a large group of North Atlantic right ...

The Galapagos Islands are home to many species of shark, including the largest shark, the whale shark. Whale sharks are ...