whales

There appear to be more North Atlantic right whales than during the last head count four years ago.

Everyone should try to take in a whale watch off the Massachusetts coast at least once. Each whale watch is unique.

In spring, the endangered North Atlantic right whales migrate north to their feeding and mating grounds in the Gulf of Maine and eastern Canadian Atlantic.

Environmentalists and opponents of offshore wind are demanding a federal investigation into the deaths of whales that washed ashore in New York and New Jersey.

Sharks usually get all the press, but they are being upstaged by whales seen swimming and breaching off Manomet Point in Plymouth.

Boaters and personal watercraft users should be careful in the waters near Plymouth, where three juvenile humpback whales have been feeding for at least a week.

This spot in Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod allows for perfect 'whale walking' rather than whale watching with a long, involved boat ride.

The idea is that ropeless gear can help eliminate dangerous entanglements of whales, sharks, turtles, and other marine species.

John Bullard formally announced today that he is retiring from his position as NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Administrator. The former New Bedford mayor has been serving in the top job for NOAA's Gloucester-based office since 2012...

Biologists are concerned about a North Atlantic right whale and its 3-week old calf seen swimming the waters of Cape Cod Bay. Experts say it's highly unusual to see the endangered whales off the coast of Massachusetts at this time of year...