Right whale survival rate plummets after fishing gear entanglements. Most North Atlantic right whales that are severely injured in fishing gear entanglements die within three years, a new study led […]
New regulations for US shellfish fisheries to help save right whales. NOAA Fisheries has announced new regulations for the lobster and Jonah crab trap and pot fisheries operating in the […]
North Atlantic right whales critically endangered by climate crisis, new study finds. Warming sea and shifting food sources drive whales into areas where they risk ship strikes and entanglement in […]
North Atlantic right whales have gotten smaller since the 1980s. Whales are largely protected from direct catch, but many populations’ numbers still remain far below what they once were. A […]
Fishing less win for lobstermen and endangered whales. A new study by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) found that New England’s historic lobster fishery may turn a higher profit by […]