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Have right whales arrived again in Cape Cod Bay? Here's what whale spotters saw this week

Usually, the most sightings of right whales off Cape Cod happen in March and April, and the whales can sometimes be seen right from shore.

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First North Atlantic right whales of 2024 season spotted off Cape Cod

Hark! Off the starboard bow! It’s the first right whale sighting of the 2024 season!

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Endangered right whale calf spotted in Clearwater with potentially fatal boat strike injury

The first right whale calf spotted this season by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute was seen with a potentially fatal boat strike injury, officials reported Wednesday.

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Whale calf off SC coast likely to starve to death due to grisly injury, experts say

NOAA learned of the injuries from videos on social media.

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Seriously injured right whale calf spotted off the coast of South Carolina, GA DNR urging caution

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division is asking that all boaters be on the lookout for an injured right whale calf.

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Maine, Mass. get funding to help North Atlantic right whales

The population of the giant whales fell by about 25% from 2010 to 2020, and now numbers less than 360.

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Massachusetts gets more than $4 million for new lobster fishing gear to protect right whales, other measures

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries is receiving more than $4 million to boost its conservation program for North Atlantic right whales. The funding will go toward providing new lobster gear to reduce entanglements.

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19 North Atlantic right whales get new names: Jagger, Kermit, Marilyn Monroe, Waldo among group

Nineteen North Atlantic right whales have new names, as New England Aquarium scientists unveiled a slate of named whales to help researchers identify the critically endangered animals out in the ocean.

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Endangered whales, including calf, spotted off Maine coast

Right whales and a blue whale have all been spotted as whale activity picks up.

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As the US begins to build offshore wind farms, scientists say many questions remain about impacts on the oceans and marine life

A recent study focusing on how offshore wind farms in Massachusetts waters could affect endangered right whales does not call for slowing the projects, but says monitoring will be critical.

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