North Atlantic right whales have been uplisted from Endangered to Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), sounding the alarm that the species is only one step away from extinction. >> read more …
On June 25, NOAA Fisheries Service received a report of a North Atlantic right whale carcass floating off the coast of New Jersey. [US]. The whale has been identified as the calf of Catalog #3560. An evaluation of the calf’s wounds during necropsy show the 7-month old, male right whale was injured by at least […]
Christin Khan is a fishery biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at its Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. She embraces risk above the Atlantic Ocean to monitor a rare species. >> read more …
A report released on Wednesday confirms that vessel strikes most likely caused nearly half of the deaths last year of nine endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. >> read more …
North Atlantic right whales are in worse shape than their southern cousins, in part due to entanglement in fishing gear, a new study says. >> read more …
Dedicated conservationists are striving to save the North Atlantic right whale – believed to be down to 400 individuals as ships and fishing gear take their toll. >> read more …
North Atlantic right whales are one of the most endangered whales. They are threatened by ship strikes and fishing gear entanglements throughout their range. >> read more …
Researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spotted Dragon, a 19-year-old whale who has given birth three times, while conducting an aerial survey about 45 miles south of Nantucket Monday. Dragon will likely die from her condition in the coming months, researchers said >> read more …
North Atlantic right whale migration is underway! As of December 2, biologists have five confirmed sightings of potential right whale moms. The first right whale of the 2019-2020 season was spotted Saturday, November 23, six miles off Jacksonville, Florida. The whale, known to biologists as “Harmonia” is a 19-year-old female. According to scientists, she last […]
In November, the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium (NARWC) held its annual conference in Portland, ME. More than 300 researchers, managers, conservationists, students, and educators gathered to hear updates on the status of the species, management efforts in both the United States and Canada, new research initiatives, and to discuss necessary next steps in moving […]
Raymond Haselager maakte een korte bespreking van het “The North Atlantic Right Whale” dat recent verscheen. Joan Hamilton-Barry heeft een informatief boekje gescheven over deze iconische soort. >> lees verder …
The endangered North Atlantic right whale population has been steadily declining for nearly the past decade. Today, researchers estimate there are only about 400 whales left. NOAA Fisheries is adding the North Atlantic right whale as a “Species in the Spotlight” in order to bring greater attention and increased resources to save this species in […]