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Right Whale Discovered Pregnant in August, Spotted with New Calf
January 6, 2020
The first North Atlantic right whale calf of the 2019-2020 season was spotted Monday, December 16, 2019, off the coast of Georgia.
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Right Whales
Mother of Injured Whale Calf Is an Extraordinary Whale
January 16, 2020
Derecha the North Atlantic right exhibited several behaviors that are not traditional for other right whale mothers....Read More
News & Features
Science Countdown to 2020!
December 31, 2019
It was an exciting year for the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life. Here's a wrapup of some of our favorite science stories of 2019. ...Read More
Right Whales
Predicting the Birth of a Right Whale Calf
December 23, 2019
Predicting the Birth of a Right Whale Calf...Read More
MCAF
Inaugural MCAF Fellows Summit Brings Together Conservation Changemakers
December 20, 2019
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Right Whales
First Right Whale Calf of 2020 Season Sighted off Georgia
December 18, 2019
The first North Atlantic right whale calf of the 2019-2020 season was spotted Monday, December 16, 2019, off the coast of Georgia. ...Read More
Sea Turtles
Tracking a Leatherback Sea Turtle
December 6, 2019
To better understand and protect leatherback sea turtles, Dr. Kara Dodge of the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life affixes a variety of tags to their shells....Read More
Right Whales
New Right Whales to Sponsor!
December 2, 2019
If you’re looking for an especially unique gift this holiday season, consider sponsoring a right whale!...Read More
Bycatch
Do Thrown-Back Cod Survive?
November 26, 2019
Releasing fish after capture in recreational fisheries is a valuable conservation tool that can help preserve fish populations, but fish do not always survive after they are thrown back....Read More
Right Whales
North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium Releases 2019 Report Card
November 26, 2019
Only 409 whales. That’s what scientists believe is the number of remaining iconic North Atlantic right whales....Read More
Right Whales
By the Numbers: 2019 Right Whale Field Season
November 12, 2019
The numbers are in! Here are the tallies for the summer field surveys...*drumroll*...Read More
Field Work
Rare Sightings During Aerial Survey of the Marine National Monument
November 11, 2019
Beaked whales, Chilean devil rays, and a humpback whale were spotted during an October 25 survey of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument....Read More
Right Whales
September Surveys in the Bay of Fundy
October 30, 2019
When “Team September” was back in position, we steered the Nereid toward the islands and documented six individuals...Read More
Right Whales
One Final Day in the Gulf
October 16, 2019
Since this is a rare species in these parts, we were ecstatic to get a good look at it; for many of the team, this was a new species sighting...Read More
Right Whales
Eavesdropping on Lacrosse
October 7, 2019
We deployed a sonobuoy and ended up recording really interesting repetitive tonal calls followed by a series of gunshot vocalizations....Read More