Stay 500 yards away, about the length of five football fields. This regulation applies to vessels, aircraft, drones and watercraft such as surfboards, kayaks and jet skis. Any vessel within 500 yards ...

Southern right whales can live to be more than 130 years old — which is decades longer than previously thought, according to ...

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population ...

A group of scientists saw over 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered in the Gulf of Maine. Here's what we know.

After conservationists pushed for more, NOAA Fisheries withdrew a proposal that would have expanded boat speed limits and ...

It is unusual to see so many right whales off the Maine coast, especially this time of year, but research scientists with the ...

The proposed changes, which they argued could hurt the fishing and boating industries and other related businesses.

The whales were seen “in all directions: at the surface, swimming, and diving,” said Kate Laemmle, associate research ...

Congressman Jeff Van Drew promised to "fight tooth and nail" to stop offshore wind farms from being built off New Jersey.

Rick Ross shared his whale-watching experience in Cape Town, revealing the breathtaking beauty of South Africa's coastal ...

Both Canada's environment minister and Cabinet acted reasonably in approving the expansion of a shipping terminal near ...