75 right whales gather off the coast of Maine: Unusually high …
1 day ago · The right whales were spread out over a 10-mile area just off the western edge of Jeffrey’s Ledge, which is a raised underwater feature along the coast of New Hampshire and Maine. Most of them ...
More than 75 right whales spotted off western Gulf of Maine this …
1 day ago · Marine scientists had an unexpected sighting earlier this week — a large number North Atlantic right whales near Jeffreys Ledge off the southern Maine and New Hampshire coasts. Research scientist Orla O'Brien, who leads aerial surveys for the New England Aquarium, said observers spotted at least 75 whales over the course of a two-day survey.
NOAA withdraws proposal to protect endangered right whales ...
1 day ago · The debate over protections comes as more than 75 right whales—a significant 20% of the species' population—were spotted at Jeffrey’s Ledge, off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire. The sighting triggered a voluntary slow zone for …
More than 75 right whales spotted in southern Maine waters
2 days ago · More than 75 North Atlantic right whales were spotted in waters off Maine and New Hampshire earlier this week, accounting for about 20 percent of the population of the endangered species.
Right whales returned in higher numbers to eastern Gulf of Maine …
Dec 31, 2024 · For the first time in more than a decade, North Atlantic right whales returned in larger numbers this year to the eastern Gulf of Maine. Scientists believe their return may be due to colder deep water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine this past Spring.
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Feb 14, 2024 · Are there right whales in Maine waters? Is entanglement really a problem for right whales? The Maine Coalition for North Atlantic Right Whales is committed to sharing facts about right whales, along with links to sources and peer-reviewed scientific research.
Researchers are on a mission this summer to learn more about right ...
Aug 5, 2024 · This summer, the state of Maine launched a research program to learn more about the whereabouts of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of Maine. The findings could be critical for the future of the state's lobster industry — and in the race to …
Improved Right Whale Monitoring, Gear Research, and Fisheries Data - Maine
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is undertaking a new research program intended to improve federal regulators' understanding of endangered North Atlantic right whale (NARW) presence in the Gulf of Maine (GOM), and to …
Expanded Right Whale Monitoring - Maine
With funding from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 DMR will significantly expand North Atlantic right whale (NARW) monitoring in the Gulf of Maine (GOM).
North Atlantic right whales spotted in Gulf of Maine – NECN
2 days ago · More than 75 right whales – 20% of enganged population – spotted off Maine's coast An aerial survey team from the New England Aquarium's Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life spotted the whales ...
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