In December, a North Atlantic right whale was spotted entangled in fishing gear off of the Outer Banks, and was expected to die. The fisheries service is a division of NOAA, the National Oceanic ...

There are approximately 360 individual North Atlantic right whales remaining, including fewer than 70 reproductively active females, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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NOAA Fisheries has announced ... the primary threat to the whales because they spend a lot of time at or close to the water surface, and they are difficult to spot from a boat due to their dark color ...

This discovery points to a sophisticated level of social interaction and cultural evolution among whale populations. Sei whale mother and calf as seen from the air. Image via Christin Khan, NOAA / ...

She was one of the Big Apple’s hottest young rising stars — and she was tragically lost too soon. The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a ...

The withdrawal does not preclude NOAA from taking future action, including but not limited to initiating a new rule, to address ongoing lethal right whale vessel strikes. Legal disputes offshore ...

UPDATE: This post has been updated with input from NOAA Fisheries regarding the likelihood that the whale had been struck by a ship. A 26-foot humpback whale that was found deceased and entangled ...