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PublishedOctober 2, 2024
Officials confirm 1st case of Maine lobster gear causing the death of endangered right whale
The whale was found dead near Martha's Vineyard in January, but the official cause of death – 'chronic entanglement' in fishing gear that belonged to a Maine lobsterman – was announced Wednesday.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2024
Regulators move to delay increase in minimum lobster size
Lobster harvesters and dealers say that the fraction-of-an-inch change could eliminate the most lucrative segment of their catch and give Canadian competitors an unfair advantage.
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PublishedJune 20, 2024
Boothbay-based Bigelow scientists detect rare sign of climate resilience
New research finds promising patterns in the menagerie of microbes at the ocean’s surface.
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PublishedApril 1, 2024
NASA satellite could help identify best places to grow oysters, scallops in Gulf of Maine
Two University of Maine researchers are involved with an effort to log the most detailed data on record about the color and health of the ocean. The findings could have a range of impacts in Maine.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for right whales – females don’t breed afterward
Even when entanglement does not kill a whale, it can affect individuals' ability to reproduce, which is critically important for a species with such low numbers, writes a team of scientists.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2024
First baby right whale of season dies from injuries caused by ship collision
The calf, found dead off Georgia, had first been seen on Jan. 3 with injuries to its head from a vessel strike, NOAA said in a statement.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2024
Death of North Atlantic right whale illustrates difficulty of protecting the endangered mammals
Scientists tracked the worsening entanglement of North Atlantic right whale No. 5120 for over a year before the calf died in January with Maine rope wrapped around her. Could she have been saved?
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
Maine lobstering gear linked to right whale death for first time
Officials have not confirmed whether the Maine gear caused the death of the whale found dead in Massachusetts in January.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2023
Right whale population levels off after steep decline, but threats remain
A new estimate of the number of surviving North Atlantic right whales indicates that the population has hovered around 350 animals for 3 years.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2023
Endangered right whales’ decline worse than previously thought, regulators say
NOAA cautions that only about a third of right whale deaths are documented, so the total number of dead or injured animals could be much higher.
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