The proposed changes, which they argued could hurt the fishing and boating industries and other related businesses.

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population ...

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

After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right ...

The whales were seen “in all directions: at the surface, swimming, and diving,” said Kate Laemmle, associate research ...

A recent decision by the U.S. government to drop a proposed rule aimed at protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales ...

A group of scientists saw over 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered in the Gulf of Maine. Here's what we know.

Surveyors at the New England Aquarium spotted at least 50 — and possibly more than 60 — whales grouped in a small area east of Portsmouth, N.H.

Southern right whales can live to be more than 130 years old — which is decades longer than previously thought, according to ...

NOAA has withdrawn vessel speed rule changes aimed at strengthening protections for North Atlantic right whales, drawing ...

NOAA Fisheries withdraws prohibitive North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule due to massive influx of public ...

The Galapagos Islands are home to many species of shark, including the largest shark, the whale shark. Whale sharks are ...