Too many endangered right whales are drowning in fishing rope in the North Atlantic. But Maine lobstermen say there's little evidence their gear is to blame.

Officials have not confirmed whether the Maine gear caused the death of the whale found dead in Massachusetts in January.

Maine is the largest lobster-producing state in the U.S. Some of the gear used to catch the crustaceans poses an entanglement risk to the endangered North American right whale population.

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. New ...

Maine fisheries officials and lobstermen called the incident "unfortunate but rare." But scientists caution that the vast majority of right whale entanglements are undetected and the gear ...

This summer, the state of Maine launched a research program to learn more about the whereabouts of North Atlantic right whales. The findings could be critical for the future of the state's lobster ...

A North Atlantic right whale that washed ashore is renewing a bitter fight between whale advocates and Maine lobster fishers over how to save an ocean giant near extinction.

More than $17 million in federal funds will be used to deploy additional passive acoustic monitors and conduct aerial surveys in an effort to spot right whales in the Gulf of Maine. State ...

To Save Whales, Should We Stop Eating Lobster? Whole Foods plans to pull Maine lobster from its shelves amid a debate about its sustainability.

Many right whales spotted in Gulf of Maine, including a mother and her calf, New England Aquarium says By Travis Andersen Globe Staff, Updated November 16, 2023, 12:50 p.m.

Fight to protect right whale, lobsters roils Maine politics By Rob Hotakainen | 10/26/2022 06:29 AM EDT New fishing rules aimed at protecting North Atlantic right whales have angered lobstermen ...