Cape Cod Times | Budget cut pauses right whale plane surveys north of Cape Cod Bay. Read More

NOAA | Copepod Prey Data Improves North Atlantic Right Whale Management Model. Read More

Inter-Research Science Publisher | Incorporating prey fields into North Atlantic right whale density surface models. Read More

NOAA |National Report on Large Whale Entanglements Confirmed in the United States in 2024.  Read More

AUGUST

Portland Press Herald | Feds may let Maine lobstermen fish in restricted area — if they use ropeless gear. Read More

Bangor Daily News | Why Maine lobstermen need an extended pause on new right whale rules. Read More

Bangor Daily News | Letter: Without changes to lobstering, right whales face extinction. Read More

GlobeNewswire | Ropeless Gear Can Save Whales and Keep Fisheries Open — Canada must Release Whalesafe Fishing Gear Strategy Now. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Program aims to help Maine lobstermen start other businesses as industry struggles. Read More

Mount Desert Islander | Golden proposed extension for whale rule implementation, local stakeholders reflect. Read More

JULY

Pulitzer Center | Arctic Shipping Noise Is Silencing Narwhals and Shifting Their Movements, Study Finds. Read More

Pulitzer Center | Collision Course: Ship Strikes Jeopardize the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale’s Survival. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Canada will take steps to protect vanishing right whales from ships. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Congress weighs 10-year delay in lobstering rules that protect North Atlantic right whales. Read More

Fernandina Observer | North Atlantic right whales: summer update. Read More

JUNE

Pulitzer Center | Canada, Panama Lead Push To Quiet Ocean From Shipping Noise. Read More

Pulitzer Center | A Moveable Feast. Read More

Pulitzer Center | The Tides of Change for Endangered Whales. Read More

Pulitzer Center | UN Treaty To Protect High Seas Gains Global Support, but Falls Short of Ratification. Read More

Center for Coastal Studies | CCS Marine Debris Program Concludes 2025 Ghost Gear Recovery Season. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Maine lobster industry urges Trump to deliver on pledge to ease rules. Read More

CBC News | Fishing area off Naufrage, P.E.I., being restricted after entangled right whale detected. Read More

CBC News | Entangled right whale seen off P.E.I. coast is likely in poor health, says rescue group. Read More

SEVENSEAS Media | Two rambling female right whales fix our wagon of preconceptions. Read More

The Telegram | Endangered right whale observed with pilot whales far off NL coast. Read More

MAY

NASA Science | NASA Data Helps Map Tiny Plankton That Feed Giant Right Whales. Read More

Cape Cod Times | Listening for right whales: New buoys tune in off Cape Cod, Cape Ann. Read More

Island Institute | More testing in the works for on-demand lobster gear. Read More

Associated Press | Endangered right whales gave birth to few babies this

year. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Loss of federal wildlife habitat protection may impact Maine. Read More

Penobscot Bay Press | Beloved right whale spotted alive after three-year absence. Read More

The Christian Science Monitor | For whales near extinction, technology and teamwork are showing promise. Read More

USA Today | Endangered right whale gal pal Curlew and Koala seen in Canada. Read More

The Ellsworth American | Calvineers celebrate whale’s resurfacing. Read More

Winnipeg Free Press | Entangled right whale seen in St. Lawrence River estuary: DFO. Read More

CTV News | North Atlantic right whale calving season ends with 11 confirmed pairings. Read More

APRIL

Cape Cod Times | Researchers spot 3 right whale mothers and newborns in Cape Cod Bay. Read More

New England Aquarium | Aquarium to celebrate Massachusetts Right Whale Day on April 24. Read More

The Globe and Mail & Putlitzer Center | Great Expectations: Can motherhood help North Atlantic right whales to rise again? Latest calving season offers reasons for hope. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Judge pauses Maine lobster defamation suit pending appeal. Read More

Cape Cod Times | Whales in Cape Cod Canal pause boat traffic: About 30 feeding in bay. Read More

Boston Globe | North Atlantic right whale entangled in gear near Provincetown. Read More

Cape Cod Times | Quiet debut: Previously unseen right whale calf appears off Cape Cod. Read More

Fernandina Observer | Right Whale Season Update: Calves, Collaborations, and Curious Journeys. Read More

USA Today | Right whale pair returns to the Atlantic after Gulf trip. Read More

Portland Press Herald | 11 new right whale calves born this season, New England Aquarium reports. Read More

MARCH

Bangor Daily News | Maine’s might be the only Sea Grant program cut by Trump. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Maine Sea Grant in jeopardy after Trump administration

terminates $4.5 million grant program. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Trump administration agrees to renegotiate Maine Sea

Grant funding. Read More

BBC Scotland News | Why are whales getting tangled up in ropes?. Read More

The New York Times | Rising Temperatures Are Scrambling the Base of the Ocean Food Web. Read More

The Inquirer and Mirror | First right whale calf of the season spotted in Cape Cod Bay. Read More

Cape Cod Times | Cape Cod spots its first North Atlantic right whale calf of 2025. Read More

Boston Globe | Right whale sightings in Cape Cod Bay spur hope for the species’ recovery. Read More

Maine Department of Marine Resources | Second Demonstration Event Focusing on Alternative Fishing Gear Scheduled for Stonington. Read More

Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game | Massachusetts Launches Innovative Passive Acoustic Monitoring Program for North Atlantic Right Whales. Read More

Center for Biological Diversity | Legal Intervention Sought to Protect Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales From Deadly Vessel Strikes. Read More

The Provincetown Independent | As Right Whales Shift, Cape Cod Remains Safe Haven for Now. Read More

WSHU | Whale pee is critical to sustaining life in the oceans, UVM researcher finds. Read More

FEBRUARY

Georgia Public Broadcasting | Right whales face uncertain future, but research continues. Read More

Georgia Wildlife Blog | Two New Moms … and More. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Judge allows Maine lobstermen’s lawsuit over ‘red listing’ to advance. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Lobstermen see controversial fishing gear in action for the first time. Read More

Georgia Wildlife Blog | Season So Far? So-So. Read More

ScienceDaily | Underwater mics and machine learning aid right whale conservation. Read More

Georgia Wildlife Blog | And Then There Were 10. Read More

NBC 10 WJAR | TDozens of endangered North Atlantic right whales return to Cape Cod Bay. Read More

USA Today | Rogue right whales now appear to be heading toward the right ocean. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Warming slows in Gulf of Maine but temperatures remain high. Read More

JANUARY

Boston Globe | Wall-E and Peter Rabbit: How scientists name Atlantic right whales. Read More

NOAA | 2017-2025 North Atlantic Right Whale Unusual Mortality Event. Read More

Nature Portfolio | Vessel strike encounter risk model informs mortality risk for endangered North Atlantic right whales along the United States east coast. Read More

CBC News | Using drones to help diagnose injury in endangered North Atlantic right whales. Read More 

TCPalm | North Atlantic right whale pair seen off Treasure Coast over the weekend. Read More 

New England Aquarium | On-Demand Fishing Systems are Available at “Gear Libraries” in the US and Canada. Read More 

New England Aquarium | Formal withdrawal of the much-needed vessel speed rule is a serious setback for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. Read More 

Portland Press Herald | At least 70 right whales have grouped off Jeffreys Ledge. Read More 

The New York Times | Biden Administration Withdraws Proposal to Expand Protections for Rare Whales. Read More 

Portland Press Herald | Commissioner urges lobstermen to move gear from area with dozens of right whales. Read More 

Maine Department of Marine Resources | Message from DMR Commissioner to Lobstermen: Move Gear from Jeffreys Ledge to Avoid Entanglement Potential. Read More 

Miami Herald | Experts weigh in on Trump claims that wind farms harm whales. Read More 

Portland Press Herald | Maine’s marine resources chief urges boaters to avoid

right whales, pauses some enforcement. Read More 

Bangor Daily News | A quarter of all North Atlantic right whales believed to be in a small area off the Maine coast. Read More 

Maine Department of Marine Resources | Update from DMR Commissioner to Lobstermen: Large Number of North Atlantic Right Whales Remain on Jeffreys Ledge. Read More

Maine Department of Marine Resources | Jonesport Demonstration Day will focus on Alternative Fishing Gear. Read More

Reuters | Massachusetts lobster fishing limits to protect whales restored by appeals court. Read More

WSAV | First Right Whale calves spotted for the 2024-2025 season. Read More

Boston Herald | Moir: Everyday actions can help boost right whales. Read More

New England Aquarium | Meet the Newly Named Right Whales of 2024. Read More

The Brunswick News | Mother whale and calf usher in calving season. Read More

NOAA | 2024 North Atlantic Right Whale Shipboard Survey Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to die. Read More

The New York Times | 2 Endangered Whales Found Entangled in Fishing Gear, With 1 Likely to Die. Read More

The New York Times | A Picturesque New England Town’s Debt to the Right Whale. Read More

CBC News | 3 North Atlantic right whales spotted entangled in gear this month. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Third right whale entanglement reported in a week. Read More

NOVEMBER

Pulitzer Center | At COP16 Biodiversity Summit, Canada Pushes for High Seas Treaty To Protect Marine Environments. Read More

Pulitzer Center | Biodiversity or Bust? Here’s What Happened at COP16. Read More

CBC News | Lack of fishing prohibitions in ‘grey zone’ could pose risk for right whales, expert says. Read More

Portland Press Herald | First right whales of season gorge on critical food off Massachusetts, giving hope for a strong year. Read More

CBC News | Boater spots 1st North Atlantic right-whale calf of the season. Read More

OCTOBER

Pulitzer Center | Skies of Danger, Seas of Trouble. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Officials confirm 1st case of Maine lobster gear causing the death of endangered right whale. Read More

Fox Bangor | Maine sees an uptick in whale activity off the coast of Bar Harbor. Read More

The Daily News | Protection decisions loom for endangered North Atlantic right whales. Read More

The Ellsworth American | Mainers react to findings in whale death. Read More

IFAW | R/V Song of the Whale: 2023 North Atlantic right whale surveys. Read More

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Collaborates with Matson Navigation Company to Increase Protections for Marine Mammals. Read More

PhysOrg | Marine experts challenge reliability of vessel strike prediction models. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Lobsters in the shallows are emerging from their caves. Read More

Inside Climate News | Lobster Traps Harm Right Whales. Can High-Tech Gear Help?. Read More

CBC News | Right whale population rebounded in recent years, but was tested by tough 2024. Read More

New England Aquarium | As the North Atlantic Right Whale Population Slowly Increases, Human Activity Remains a Serious Threat. Read More

NOAA | Population size estimation of North Atlantic right whales from 1990-2023. Read More

The New York Times | Can 70 Moms Save the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale?. Read More

Hakai Magazine | Coastal Job: Baleen Investigator. Read More

The Guardian | I’m obsessed with whale poop: ‘It can be neon green, bright red – or even sparkle’.  Read More

SEPTEMBER

CBC News | Entangled North Atlantic right whale spotted in Gulf of St. Lawrence. Read More

The New Bedford Light | NOAA report sends mixed message on wind power and risk to whales. Read More

Maine Public | Right whales and offshore wind: reflections on an uneasy coexistence. Read More

AUGUST

Maine Public | Researchers are on a mission this summer to learn more about right whales in the Gulf of Maine. Read More

Press Release | Manchin, Graham Introduce Bipartisan Protecting Whales, Human Safety And The Economy Act Of 2024. Read More

CBC News | Another entangled North Atlantic right whale spotted in Gulf of St. Lawrence. Read More

NOAA | Biden-Harris Administration announces over $9 million for partnerships to recover North Atlantic right whales. Read More

New England Aquarium | New Drone Technology is Taking Flight in Right Whale Research. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Feds announce funding push for ropeless fishing gear that spares rare whales. Read More

CBC News | N.B. fishermen test new gear in bid to stay on the water when right whales spotted. Read More

Canada’s National Observer | Transport Canada slashes flight hours for right whale detection. Read More

Mainebiz | Lobstermen watch for progress as feds invest $9M to help endangered right whales. Read More

IFAW | How a chemical released by tiny marine animals can help whales.  Read More

JULY

Portland Press Herald | Environmentalists decry attempt to delay shipping rules meant to save endangered whales. Read More

Boston Globe | Nantucket fast ferry might get speed limit under proposed rule. Read More

Savannah Morning News | Groups ask court to speed up whale protections while GA’s Rep. Carter pushes for delay. Read More

Daily Guardian | How ‘ropeless’ gear could save North Atlantic right whales. Read More

Conservation Law Foundation | Railing Against the Wind. Read More

Bangor Daily News | No, offshore wind development is not killing whales. Read More

GBH | Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special Presentation. Read More

CBC News | Crews face ‘complex case’ rescuing entangled North Atlantic right whale in St. Lawrence. Read More

NCDENR | State coastal agency accepts comments regarding NOAAs Proposed Rule to Amend the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule. Read More

Mass.gov | The 2024 Right Whale Season. Read More

CBC News | ‘A great day’: Young North Atlantic right whale freed from fishing gear by crews in St. Lawrence. Read More

Donegal Daily | Near-extinct whale makes surprise appearance off Donegal. Read More

NOAA | North Atlantic Right Whale Fenway Calf Canada Feeding Grounds. Read More

CBC News | Entangled North Atlantic right whale spotted in Gulf of St. Lawrence. Read More

CTV News | North Atlantic right whale affected by possible inbreeding: study.  Read More

JUNE

Bangor Daily News | Whale was spotted near MDI before it died off Cape Elizabeth. Read More

Block Island News | Right whales remain in New England waters, with recent sightings in unprotected areas. Read More

Boston Globe | More than 160 whales spotted in waters south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, NOAA reports. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Humpback whale found in Casco Bay likely died from accidental drowning linked to tangled fishing gear. Read More

GBH | The Gulf of Maine: Canary in a Coal Mine. Read More

CBC News | Young North Atlantic right whale spotted entangled in Gulf of St. Lawrence. Read More

Maine Public | Shipping, boating industries ask for delay in ship speed limits aimed at protecting right whales. Read More

The Brunswick News | Carter testifies on alternative to right whale rule changes. Read More

MAY

Toronto Star | Remains of endangered North Atlantic whale found off N.S. southwestern shore. Read More

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs | A Win-Win Solution for Whales, Lobstermen and the Climate: Speed limits, technology, and whale-safe marketing and Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR). Read More

USA Today | Right whales calving season 2024: How many were born and died. Read More

Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Combining artificial intelligence and local know-how to serve coastal communities: Minister Lebouthillier announces nearly one million dollars to protect and better detect the presence of marine mammals. Read More

APRIL

Boston Globe | North Atlantic right whale found dead off Virginia coast, New England Aquarium researchers say. Read More

Boston Globe | North Atlantic right whale calf spotted in Cape Cod Bay. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Another endangered right whale dies after a collision with a ship off the East Coast. Read More

Bangor Daily News | Right whale found dead in Virginia was hit by a ship. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Right whale is found entangled off New England in a devastating year for the vanishing species. Read More

CBC News | P.E.I.’s snow crab season wrapping up as right whale protection begins. Read More

MARCH

Midcoast Villager | Maine Lobstermen Association meeting hosts right whale topics. Read More

Bangor Daily News | Right whale conservation can help Maine lobstermen and the climate. Read More

NOAA | Biden-Harris Administration announces new NOAA-NASA agreement to advance North Atlantic right whale conservation technologies as part of Investing in America agenda. Read More

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Endangered right whale calf found dead on Georgia’s Cumberland Island. Read More

The Monmouth Journal | Pallone urges Congressional leaders to prioritize protection of endangered whales. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for right whales – females don’t breed afterward. Read More

The Ellsworth American | With whale’s death, it’s time to face hard truths. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Feds announce 2 million-acre site in Gulf of Maine for offshore floating wind project. Read More

Law360 | Mass. Lobstermen Win Case Fighting Feds’ Fishing Closure. Read More

CapeCod.com | Stellwagen Marine Sanctuary Announces Innovations In Right Whale Protection. Read More

Bangor Daily News | How Maine’s offshore wind went from ‘win-win’ to a political problem. Read More

NOAA | Smelly Gas Helps Researchers Track Right Whales. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Maine lobstermen struggle to adapt to new electronic reporting rules. Their licenses are on the line. Read More

Cision | Government of Canada announces the 2024 measures to protect North Atlantic right whales. Read More

Cape Cod Times | How text messages could save North Atlantic right whales off Cape Cod. Read More

Falmouth Opinion | Prioritizing Species Survival Over Profit – Editorial. Read More

CBC News | At least 3 right whale calves have died so far this year, conservation group says. Read More

The Providence Journal | Scientists: No link between whale deaths and offshore wind construction. Here’s why. Read More

FEBRUARY

Penobscot Bay Press | DMR to lobstermen: We need your data. Read More

Martha’s Vineyard News | Whale Carcass Towed to Tribal Land for Further Study. Read More

Boston Globe | NOAA cites ‘chronic entanglement’ in death of whale that washed up on Vineyard. Read More

The Provincetown Independent | Entanglement Leads to Death of Young Right Whale. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Maine lobstering gear linked to right whale death for first time. Read More

Portland Press Herald| Death of North Atlantic right whale illustrates difficulty of protecting the endangered mammals. Read More

The New York Times | A Rare North Atlantic Right Whale Is Found Dead Off Georgia. Read More

Bangor Daily News | Right whale deaths are bad news for the endangered species. Read More

Bangor Daily News | Recent right whale deaths add urgency to need for workable protections. Read More

Gloucester Times | Our View: Act now to protect right whales. Read More

The Current | Two new North Atlantic right whale calves sighted. Read More

Mount Desert Islander | An extraordinary and significant whale event. Read More

Boston Herald | Off Massachusetts coast, dozens of North Atlantic right whales unexpectedly spotted in shipping lanes. Read More

JANUARY

104.5 WOKV | Two new right whale calves spotted off the coast of Florida New Year’s Eve. Read More

CBC News | 9 North Atlantic right whale calves born so far this breeding season. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Maine lobstermen sue state over requirement to track boats. Read More

Portland Press Herald | To help rare whales, Maine and Massachusetts will spend $27 million on data and gear. Read More

NOAA | Biden-Harris Administration announces new partnership to develop North Atlantic right whale protection technologies as part of Investing in America agenda. Read More

Georgia Department of Natural Resources | Boaters Watch for Injured Whale Calf. Read More

Boston Globe | North Atlantic right whale calf hit by boat expected to die. Read More

The New York Times | Rare Whale Off South Carolina Coast Is Expected to Die From Injuries. Read More

Boston Globe | North Atlantic right whale found dead off Martha’s Vineyard, officials say. Read More

Center for Coastal Studies | CCS researchers make season’s first sighting of North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay. Read More

NOAA | NOAA, BOEM announce final North Atlantic right whale and offshore wind strategy. Read More

NOAA | National Report on Large Whale Entanglements Confirmed in the United States in 2022. Read More

NOAA | 2024 North Atlantic Right Whale Aerial Survey Blog. Read More

Toronto Star | Eavesdropping on the oceans to protect Canada’s whales. Read More

Portland Press Herald | Rare whale found dead off Massachusetts may have been entangled. Read More

Bangor Daily News | Death of right whale found near Martha’s Vineyard under investigation. Read More

National Fisherman | NOAA examining rope embedded in dead right whale on Martha’s Vineyard. Read More

Maine Policy Review | The conflict with lobstering, and why whales are critical to ocean health and the Gulf of Maine. Read More

Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs | MA Awarded $4.6 Million to Support North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery and Lobster Industry. Read More

WGBH | Landmark Endangered Species Act turns 50, but experts say more protections are needed. Read More

CBC News | Canada’s biggest lobster fishery on notice after right whale entanglement in Nova Scotia gear. Read More

Mount Desert Islander | Electronic tracking on lobster boats starts Dec. 16. Read More

The New York Times | Where Will the Whales Be? Ask the Climate Model. Read More

Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) | Maine DMR Receives $17 Million to Support Maine’s Lobster Industry, Improve Flawed Right Whale Data. Read More

Maine Morning Star | Experts warn future of Maine lobstering marked by increased risks, increased corporatization. Read More

NOAA Fisheries | North Atlantic Right Whales Have Better Food in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Read More

OCEANA | Calvin: The story of survival for one critically endangered right whale. Read More

The Associated Press | Contrary to politicians’ claims, wind farms don’t kill whales. Read More

NOVEMBER

Portland Press Herald | Maine lobstermen signal opposition to participating in ropeless testing program. Read More

OCTOBER

Responsible Seafood Advocate | Gear-lending program has harvesters working through closures and trying ropeless fishing gear without commitment. Read More

SEPTEMBER

Portland Press Herald | Effort to save right whales gets $82 million federal grant. Read More

AUGUST

Portland Press Herald | Maine Voices: Entanglement isn’t just a right whale problem. Read More

MAY

Portland Press Herald | Hope vs. rope: Can technology save the whales, and Maine’s lobster industry, too? Read More

APRIL

Scientific American | Can Putting a Price on a Whale Save the Environment? Read More

Portland Press Herald | Commentary: Stop entangling the right whale – in red tape. Read More

MARCH

New Hampshire Bulletin | Right whales vs. commercial fishing: no ‘easy solution’ for NOAA, says Raimondo. Read More