After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right ...

Biologists from the New England Aquarium say 20 percent of all the right whales in the world are together, right now, off the ...

NOAA has withdrawn vessel speed rule changes aimed at strengthening protections for North Atlantic right whales, drawing ...

By Edward Carver Groundbreaking research in the late 1990s showed that Arctic-dwelling bowhead whales could live more than ...

The North Atlantic right whale pair was seen by boaters, beach-goers and high-rise residents from Vero Beach to Stuart on Saturday and Sunday, according to witnesses, social media posts and Julie ...

Martin County Fire Rescue posted a video on its Facebook page showing what appeared to be right whales swimming just off Jensen Beach on Sunday morning. This isn't the first time right whales have ...

The North Atlantic right whale has a median lifespan of only 22.3 years because of human impacts, and 10% survive past 47.2 years. The study suggests that all balaenids and likely most great ...

Researchers examining southern right whales found that the median ... we suggest that all balaenid and perhaps most great whales have an unrecognized potential for great longevity that has been ...

The southern right whale’s recovery – there are approximately 20,000 individuals today – is one of the world’s great conservation success stories. The two Northern Hemisphere right whale ...

Wondering what those huge, dark blobs in the ocean are this winter? If you guessed a whale, you're right! North Atlantic right whales have been making their annual trek to Florida since late ...