Experts: Ship may have hit endangered whale found dead
Researchers say preliminary findings show a North Atlantic right whale may have been struck by a ship before the animal was found dead in Massachusetts waters.
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Endangered right whales deliver fewest births in 17 years
Endangered North American right whales gave birth last winter to the fewest calves seen off the U.S. coast in 17 years, troubling scientists who say the low births support other evidence that the imperiled species' population ...
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Apr 12, 2017
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Scientist pioneers novel ways to study endangered baleen whales
Although North Atlantic right whales, humpback whales and bowhead whales–all species of baleen whales–are some of the largest animals on Earth, they are also among the most critically endangered. These whales were hunted ...
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Dec 9, 2016
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Acoustic buoy now detecting rare, endangered whales in New York Bight
An acoustic buoy recently deployed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and WCS's (Wildlife Conservation Society) New York Aquarium is making its first near real-time detections of two rare great whale species ...
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Nov 16, 2016
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Report proposes new research framework to understand cumulative impacts of human activities on marine mammals
Rising levels of noise in the ocean have been identified as a growing concern for the well-being of marine mammals, but other threats such as pollution, climate change, and prey depletion by fisheries may also harm marine ...
Ecology
Oct 7, 2016
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Spate of whale entanglements could inform regulations
A recent spate of entanglements of rare whales off of New England could help shape future regulations to preserve the endangered animals, federal authorities said Tuesday.
Ecology
Sep 27, 2016
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Rare whale's recovery hurt by entanglements, scientists say
The ability of an endangered whale species to recover is jeopardized by increasing rates of entanglement in fishing gear and a resultant drop in birth rates, according to scientists who study the animal.
Ecology
Aug 31, 2016
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Drone success in expedition measuring Southern right whales
The University of Otago's RV Polaris II returned to Otago last week having completed an extraordinarily successful expedition to the subantarctic Auckland Islands. "Our focus was on documenting the status of the right whales ...
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Aug 29, 2016
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Unmanned vessels deployed for Alaska ocean research
Researchers in the Bering Sea off Alaska's west coast will get help this summer from drones, but not the kind that fly.
Environment
Jun 3, 2016
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SeaWorld to stop breeding killer whales
Marine theme-park giant SeaWorld announced Thursday it will stop breeding orcas, also known as killer whales, and will no longer keep any of the giant sea creatures in captivity after its current generation dies.
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