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PublishedJuly 2, 2024
Environmentalists decry attempt to delay shipping rules meant to save endangered whales
The proposed rules would expand protective slow zones off the East Coast and require more ships to slow down.
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PublishedApril 13, 2024
Right whale is found entangled off New England in a devastating year for the vanishing species
The whale has rope coming out of both sides of its mouth and has been far from shore, making it difficult for rescuers to help, NOAA said in a statement.
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PublishedApril 4, 2024
Another endangered right whale dies after a collision with a ship off the East Coast
The whales have suffered high mortality in recent years, and several have died already this year off Georgia and Massachusetts.
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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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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
Environmental groups sue to force ship speed rules aimed at protecting rare whales
They filed a request in federal court to allow a paused lawsuit to go forward, saying endangered North Atlantic right whales need the protection of rules that NOAA proposed in 2022 but has yet to finalize.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2024
Rare whale found dead off Massachusetts may have been entangled
Federal authorities say the North Atlantic right whale found dead off Massachusetts shows potential evidence of injury from entanglement in fishing gear, one of several threats to the species.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2024
U.S. sets plans to protect endangered whales near offshore wind farms
Although opponents of offshore wind projects blame them for a spate of whale deaths over the past 13 months on the East Coast, 2 federal environmental agencies said climate change is the biggest threat to the right whales.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2024
To help rare whales, Maine and Massachusetts will spend $27 million on data and gear
The population of North Atlantic right whales fell by about 25% from 2010 to 2020, and now numbers less than 360.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
Environmental groups demand emergency rules to protect rare whales from ship collisions
The whale, which can weigh more than five school buses, numbers less than 340 and has been in steep decline in recent years.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2023
Effort to save right whales gets $82 million federal grant
Biden administration officials say the investment in new and emerging technologies represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to protect the species.
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