As dozens of North Atlantic right whales continue to group near Jeffreys Ledge, officials have urged fishermen to remove some nearby fishing gear and said they will not be enforcing state and federal ...

After almost two years in limbo, a federal judge ruled Friday that Maine lobstering groups can move forward with a lawsuit accusing a California aquarium of defamation. The Maine Lobsterman's ...

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

It's a setback for commercial fishermen who hoped for a loosening of fishing regulations during President Donald Trump’s ...

Three conservation groups, the Conservation Law Foundation, Defenders of Wildlife, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation, ...

The North Atlantic right whale is one of the rarest of all large ... which is a raised underwater feature along the coast of New Hampshire and Maine. Most of them were feeding deep under water.

More than 75 endangered North Atlantic right whales, about 20 percent of the total population, were spotted off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine this ... shifts in right whale habitat use ...

Dozens of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted in the Gulf of Maine this week ... NMFS Permit #25739 Nimbus the right whale The report triggered the National Oceanic ...

Conservation groups are praising a recent decision to reinstate protections for endangered North Atlantic right whales in a ...

In his message, Kehiler warned lobstermen that any entanglements linked to Maine fishing gear could lead to further restrictions on commercial fishing operations to protect the whales. Most recently, ...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium, a California nonprofit that maintains a list that advises consumers of how they can buy ...

He added that the Maine Marine Patrol ... confirmed the first case of lobster fishing gear directly causing a right whale death in October. Though the recommendations are voluntary, Keliher ...