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Updates from the Field: Studying Oceanic Whitetip Sharks
July 15, 2019
Anderson Cabot Center's Ryan Knotek provides live updates from the Bahamas as he assists with an oceanic whitetip shark expedition.
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Right Whales
Nine Busy Days in the Gulf
August 22, 2019
The third and last leg of the July cruise in the Gulf of St. Lawrence turned out to last an impressive nine days straight at sea....Read More
Right Whales
Muddy Right Whales
August 15, 2019
New England Aquarium scientists look at why whales are taking mud baths at the bottom of the ocean....Read More
Sharks
Shoring Up U.S. Shark Management
August 7, 2019
Drs. Jeff Kneebone and Nick Whitney are conducting research to better understand the survival rate of sandbar sharks following catch and release in the Massachusetts shore-based shark fishery....Read More
Right Whales
Updates from the Bay of Fundy
August 1, 2019
It's field season! Hear from the Right Whale Research Program and learn more about our 40th consecutive year doing surveys in the Bay of Fundy. ...Read More
Right Whales
Two More Right Whale Deaths
July 31, 2019
In yet another blow to the North Atlantic right whale population, two more right whale carcasses were found in July....Read More
Right Whales
Right Whales Keep Researchers Busy In The Gulf of St. Lawrence
July 10, 2019
Updates from the right whale research team studying whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence....Read More
First Vessel Survey Sets Sail In Gulf of St. Lawrence
July 9, 2019
This is the Anderson Cabot Center's fourth consecutive year of looking for right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence...Read More
Field Work
Scientists See Over 1,200 Animals in Marine Monument in Just Over One Hour!
July 8, 2019
Aquarium scientists spotted more than 1,200 individual animals in just over one hour during a recent aerial survey of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument....Read More
Right Whales
North Atlantic Right Whale off the Coast of France
July 5, 2019
Our hearts were lifted by the discovery of a very exciting and unusual sighting last week....Read More
Right Whales
Playful Humpbacks in the Bay of Fundy
June 30, 2019
One was even doing a double pec slap (with both flippers)....Read More
Right Whales
Fourth Female Right Whale Found Dead
June 28, 2019
Clipper gave birth to her first and only calf in 2016; being a successfully reproductive female, she was likely to have more calves in the future....Read More
Right Whales
Fifth Dead Right Whale in Gulf Triggers New Speed Restrictions
June 27, 2019
DFO confirmed that a fifth right whale carcass was discovered...Read More
Right Whales
Two New Right Whale Carcasses Identified
June 26, 2019
...two additional dead individuals were reported in the region on June 25, 2019, bringing the total known mortalities to four....Read More
Right Whales
Right Whale Team Learns the Ropes… About Ropes.
June 25, 2019
Just like that, our hypothetical telemetry buoy was attached to our hypothetical entangled whale...Read More