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Bay of Fundy Field Season Gets Underway: 40 Years and Counting!
August 7, 2020
Right whale researchers at the New England Aquarium have studied how North Atlantic right whales utilize the Bay of Fundy habitat with shipboard surveys since 1981!
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MCAF
Descubriendo los secretos de la manta gigante en Costa Rica
September 11, 2020
Ilena Zanella, becaria de MCAF, científica de tiburones y rayas y cofundadora de Misión Tiburón Costa Rica, comparte noticias de su proyecto para estudiar y proteger la manta gigante en Costa Rica....Read More
MCAF
Discovering the Secrets of the Giant Manta in Costa Rica
September 11, 2020
In this piece, MCAF grantee Ilena Zanella, shark and ray scientist and co-founder of Misión Tiburón Costa Rica, shares news of their project to study and protect giant manta rays in Costa Rica....Read More
Field Work
A Salute to Our Mighty Research Vessel: Nereid
September 9, 2020
Our team has since recorded 14,000 photographed sightings of the endangered right whale from her decks!...Read More
Right Whales
Dolphins, Leatherback, Orca- Oh My!
August 30, 2020
We quickly realized the orca was none other than Old Thom, an individual seen throughout the Gulf of Maine...Read More
Right Whales
Humpbacks In Flight, Mid-Morning Delight
August 21, 2020
On the morning of August 14, two separate species put on a show for us...Read More
Right Whales
A Whole Heap Of Humpbacks!
August 16, 2020
One group of humpbacks included some of the individuals we encountered on August 4...Read More
High Biodiversity Seen in Monument
August 11, 2020
Researchers see over 950 animals including four whale sharks, a sperm whale, and other endangered and threatened species in the Monument...Read More
Right Whales
Proceeding With Caution Into A New Field Season
August 10, 2020
After a few busy days spent cleaning the field station and organizing our equipment, we were ready to jump right into the surveys...Read More
Right Whales
Cross-Border Wanderings of a Young Whale
July 28, 2020
This was the first right whale sighting of the season to be reported in the Bay of Fundy, but in such an unusual area!...Read More
Right Whales
Dead Right Whale Calf Identified
July 2, 2020
New England Aquarium researchers have confirmed the identity of a dead whale discovered off New Jersey as a young 6-month-old calf...Read More
Right Whales
Right Whale Catalog Improves Website
March 24, 2020
The New England Aquarium recently improved the website for the North Atlantic Right Whale Catalog, a directory of photographs and physical details of more than 750 living and dead right whales....Read More
MCAF
Detecting Sawfish DNA in Madagascar’s Mangroves
March 12, 2020
Sawfish are amongst the most endangered of all sharks and rays worldwide. Conservation efforts are greatly hindered by a lack of knowledge about where sawfish populations still exist....Read More
Right Whales
15 Right Whales Named
March 11, 2020
Once a year, a handful of unnamed whales are nominated by researchers for naming. This year, 15 right whales were named....Read More
Sea Turtles
Munchkin Update: Wintering in Warm N.C. Waters
February 26, 2020
Munchkin, the biggest loggerhead sea turtle to come through the Aquarium's Quincy Animal Care Facility, has spent the last three months in the warm ocean waters off the coast of North Carolina....Read More