The dead right whale was a female. Scientists say they worry especially about deaths of females because the species is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BARNSTABLE, Mass. (WPRI) — Researchers with the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) documented something they don’t normally see in ...

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A Cape Cod marine rescue team has been working to disentangle a North Atlantic right whale from a fishing gear entanglement that could kill it, Provincetown’s Center for Coastal Studies announced ...

FISHING GEAR. WE’VE BEEN SEEING THE WHALES WAY OUT. THERE’S RIGHT WHALES. THERE’S AT LEAST 20 OF THEM OUT THERE. LOOKING THROUGH HIS SPOTTING SCOPE. OH, YEAH. EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. YEAH. BOB RUSSELL ...

A North Atlantic right whale often seen in Cape Cod Bay – and once responsible for a canal closure – has died. Here’s what happened.

CAPE COD BAY, Mass. (WWLP) – A whale who was last observed caught in fishing gear in December 2024 has been seen by staff from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) free from ...

Seventy-seven years after its recording, WHOI recovered what could be the first humpback whale song captured on audio. It was labeled "fish noises." ...

Researchers track North Atlantic right whale births every year. Why is this calving season getting extra attention?

CAPE COD BAY, Mass. -- A North Atlantic right whale and her calf were spotted in the Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts on March 27. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution posted the footage to YouTube ...

WELLFLEET, Mass. (WPRI) — Researchers spotted an encouraging sign for a critically endangered species in Cape Cod Bay on Tuesday. The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) said its aerial observers saw a ...