Ropeless Science Advances, Aiming to Save Right Whales

Recent grants were awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association to develop and study ropeless or breakable rope fishing technology for lobstermen and other trap fishermen.

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Three New Calves Bring Hope to Right Whale Population

Finally there is some good news for the North Atlantic right whale — about 6,000 pounds of good news.

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Whale Watching on Land
Suzan Bellincampi

Dr. John Patrick worked to set the identification of a whale skull bone in motion.

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Right Whales Return to Feed; Old Breeding Female Is Entangled
Sara Brown

Rescuers have been working to free an entangled female North Atlantic right whale, one of the many that have made their seasonal arrival in waters south of the Vineyard and in Cape Cod Bay to feed.

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Future for Right Whales Grows Even More Bleak
Sara Brown

After a year of rising concern about North Atlantic right whales, scientists have yet to document a single newborn whale during calving season.

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Fishing Gear Deaths Tell Grave Tale for Right Whales
Sara Brown

About 25 North Atlantic right whales gathered south of the Vineyard last week, marking an early-season sighting.

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Right Whales Take Center Stage at Tuesdays in the Newsroom Talk

Dr. Mark Baumgartner will be the featured speaker for Plight of the Right Whale, an upcoming Tuesdays in the Newsroom talk held at the Gazette office on Tuesday, Jan. 23.

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Right Whale Population on the Brink of Extinction
Sara Brown

A decomposed whale that washed up on Chappaquiddick last month has been identified as a North Atlantic right whale, adding to the death toll.

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Formal Investigation Begins Into Deaths Among Right Whales
Sara Brown

The deaths of 13 North Atlantic right whales in the United States and Canada this year is being considered an unusual mortality event, triggering an investigation into the cause.

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Humpback Whale Washes Up on Vineyard's South Shore

Researchers are analyzing samples taken from a dead humpback whale that washed up on the south shore of Martha’s Vineyard this week.

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