Right Whales
Life in STEM: Michael Moore on the right whale and declining marine populations
Tufts Daily
After years of decline, endangered right whale population could be levelling off
CTV News
How cool tech is saving the whales
Wondery
New marine technology prevents accidental death of Right whales
WCVB
To find right whales, some scientists want to find their food’s food
WBUR
Hope vs. rope: Can technology save the whales, and Maine’s lobster industry, too?
Press Herald
NOVA: Saving the Right Whale
PBS
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In this NOVA story, experts from WHOI, Center for Coastal Studies, and NOAA are among the specialists determined to save this critically endangered species.
https://www.pbs.org/video/saving-the-right-whale-nuzjab/
Landmark law saved whales through marine industries change
AP
Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Spotted Nursing Calf Near Cape Cod — See the Video!
People
Rare footage shows endangered North Atlantic right whale swimming with calf
ABC
3 endangered right whales prompt closure of Cape Cod Canal
WHDH
Saving endangered right whales pits advocates against lobstermen
USA Today
What we know — and don’t know — about offshore wind and whale deaths
Boston Globe
Slow Zone for Ocean City Boaters Recommended After Right Whales Detection
WRDE
A whale veterinary scientist describes the plight of whales in unsparing detail
Press Herald
One Planet: We are all whalers — The plight of whales and our responsibility
kalw
Dead whales and tough economics bedevil Biden’s massive wind energy push
Washington Post
Scientist calls 6-year delay in Maine lobster rules ‘mind-boggling’
Spectrum News
Want to save the whales? Reconsider the lobster, some say.
The Washington Post
North Atlantic Right whale population drops to about 340, worrying scientists
The Washington Post
Robotic buoys developed to keep Atlantic right whales safe
Associated Press
Right whales giving birth a cause for excitement, but not enough to save endangered species
USA Today
Despite threats from fellow fishermen, lobstermen press Mass. to allow ropeless fishing in closed areas
Boston Globe
To protect right whales, some areas along the coast, such as Cape Cod Bay, have since 2015 been closed to lobster fishing between February and May, when large numbers of them feed in those waters.
Whales untangled? State contemplates opening closed areas to fishermen using ropeless gear
Cape Cod Times
Because scientists have determined that the human impact on right whales needs to be limited to less than one fatality a year if the species is to avoid extinction, regulators have been unwilling to open closed areas to fishermen, even those using ropeless technology.