The lobstermen went against fishing protocol by dropping their northeast endlines to reduce the number of ropes in the water.

Meet the researchers using the tiny crustaceans to monitor endangered whales and climate change in the Gulf of Maine.

Aerial observers with the New England Aquarium spotted right whales #3740 and "Cascade" socializing at the surface near Jeffreys Ledge in the Gulf of Maine in Jan. 2025. Last week, a group of Maine ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giant animals, according to scientists ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility ...

Nov. 25—PORTLAND, Maine — Right now, lobstermen are hauling their gear out of a 967-square mile stretch of ocean, roughly 30 miles offshore, in the Gulf of Maine. Lobstermen don't want to vacate the ...

Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the longest-standing pieces of environmental legislation in the U.S., credited with helping save rare whales from extinction. Video above: 75 endangered right ...

A North Atlantic Right Whale, previously found entangled in a rope off of south Georgia, has been discovered dead off the ...

A new Slow Zone for right whales is in effect east of Ocean City through January 18. Mariners are requested to travel at 10 knots or less in the designated area to protect the whales. North Atlantic ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the whale died from entanglement injuries.