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The declining body size of North Atlantic right whales may have critical consequences for the future of the species. New research shows that smaller females produce fewer calves. >> read more …

The first North Atlantic right whale of the season has been spotted in Canadian waters, triggering a fishing closure in parts of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence to protect the endangered species. >> read more …

During a special research flight on Monday, the New England Aquarium aerial survey team spotted more than 100 whales of several species in Massachusetts Bay, according to a release by the aquarium. >> read more …

A North Atlantic right whale that gave birth while entangled in rope was spotted with her calf in the waters off Cape Cod over the weekend, according to the Provincetown-based Center for Coastal Studies. >> read more …

Researchers are racing to understand the warming habitat of the declining North Atlantic right whale before it’s too late. >> read more …

PROVINCETOWN: After many hours scouring Cape Cod Bay and a few false alarms, those aboard the Research Vessel Shearwater on a bright April day make their first sighting: three North Atlantic right whales, including a rare mother-calf pair. >> read more …

Between January and last week, in a pattern earlier than most years, the Center for Coastal Studies’ Right Whale Ecology Program team had identified at least 171 individual whales in the bay — almost half of the nearly-extinct population of North Atlantic right whales. >> read more …

In early February, commercial fishermen spotted at least two endangered North Pacific right whales among a large group of around 20 whales. The whales were feeding in waters just northeast of a narrow strait in the Aleutian Islands. >> read more …

Sherri McConnell rushed to the balcony of her oceanfront condo in Daytona Beach, Florida, last week after a neighbor texted that she’d spotted a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf. >> read more …