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Meet the Newly Named Right Whales of 2021
December 6, 2021
A new class of 18 North Atlantic right whales have been named, helping researchers more easily recognize the critically endangered individuals when in the field.
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Sharks
Sandbar Sharks Around Nantucket: I Know What They Did Last Summer
May 13, 2022
Feeling the animal swim out of your hands with their new tags, ready to contribute data for their species is the most satisfying part. Our first shark of the summer swims off with his new tags....Read More
MCAF
Status and Conservation of Sharks and Rays in Ghana with Focus on Threatened Shark-like Rays
May 13, 2022
Population declines are more severe for some groups of marine species, whose life-history traits make them extremely vulnerable to exploitation. Such is the case for shark-like rays....Read More
Field Work
Southern New England Surveys, Take Two
April 28, 2022
The SAG seen on our second survey day was less energetic but consisted of four right whales we had not seen on our first survey day. (Taken under NOAA research permit #25739.)...Read More
MCAF
Celebrating 25 Years of Counting Sea Turtles in Guatemala
March 18, 2022
Celebrating 25 years of counting sea turtles in Guatemala with ARCAS....Read More
Field Work
Southern New England Surveys, Take One
March 7, 2022
For the first time in over 40 years of field research, our Right Whale Team conducted boat surveys in southern New England waters. ...Read More
Right Whales
Scenes from a Right Whale Entanglement
February 11, 2022
The right whale team provides a first-hand account of what it's like to respond to an entanglement. ...Read More
Right Whales
Gulf of St. Lawrence: August In a Nut Shell
February 8, 2022
After some rest and a couple crew changes, the right whale team was aboard theJ.D. Martin ready for the second leg of summer research in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. ...Read More
MCAF
2021 MCAF Year in Review Blog
January 27, 2022
As we head into a new year, we reflect on everything the grantees and fellows of the Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF) accomplished in 2021 and celebrate the grants that MCAF has funded. In 2021 ...Read More
MCAF
Meet the MCAF ECOP Awardees
January 6, 2022
This year we were honored to award ECOP grants to three talented emerging leaders in Sri Lanka and Belize. We recently had the pleasure of asking them questions about core aspects of their work. ...Read More
Right Whales
Identifying Soon-to-be Right Whale Moms
December 17, 2021
Scientists can test whales for the hormone progesterone to detect pregnancy....Read More
Sweet relief: Increasing the survival rate of black sea bass through swim bladder venting
November 8, 2021
The black sea bass (Centropristis striata) is a small, reef dwelling fish species commonly found along the US east coast from Florida to Maine. ...Read More
Right Whales
Busy Days on the Water
October 28, 2021
Our return to the Gulf of St. Lawrence continued with a busy few days of data and sample gathering and whale sightings....Read More
Bycatch
Sustainable Seafood Supports Healthy Oceans
October 27, 2021
Seafood is a significant source of protein worldwide, but many seafood lovers might not know it might come at a cost to other species and the environment. Learn how you can help....Read More
Right Whales
Right Whale Population Declines for 10th Straight Year
October 25, 2021
Scientists say there are just 336 North Atlantic right whales left in the world. The species struggles due to entanglement, vessel strikes, and the shifting of food sources due to climate change....Read More