2023

New England Aquarium releases aerial images of marine life off Cape Cod | Boston Globe (May 8, 2023)

Massachusetts marks first ‘Right Whale Day’ | WCVB TV (April 24, 2023)

Sea change: How melting ice is disrupting the world’s oceans | NPR (April 19, 2023)

Right whales aren’t having a good year. The pressure is on to save this hard-to-track species | Maine Public (April 13, 2023)

Aquarium to focus on supporting innovation with new BalanceBlue Lab | BostInno (April 10, 2023)

Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Spotted Nursing Calf Near Cape Cod | People.com (April 6, 2023)

Climate advocates say the oceans are overlooked in climate change. Biden’s new action plan would change that. | USA Today (March 21, 2023)

Two dozen endangered right whales spotted off Martha’s Vineyard | Boston Globe (March 15, 2023)

Almost 200 countries working together to save our oceans by ratifying the High Seas Treaty | Boston 25 (March 8, 2023)

How AI Can Help Protect Whales From a Wind Farm Boom | Bloomberg (February 22, 2023)

Research: An Illegal Trade Is Killing Dolphins In Papua New Guinea | Forbes (February 22, 2023)

Expert Q&A: What we need to know to ensure aquaculture in offshore US waters is done right | Environmental Defense Fund (February 16, 2023)

A new force for climate bills on Beacon Hill: the New England Aquarium | Boston Globe (February 15, 2023)

Mystery of Giant Frozen Shark on Cape Cod Beach Baffles Experts | Newsweek (February 9, 2023)

Learning more about false albacore | Cranston Herald (January 31, 2023)

Latest BlueSwell Startups Harnessing Wind For Ships And AI For Fish Management | Forbes (January 20, 2023)

A whale belonging to one of the rarest species is ‘likely to die,’ after entanglement, NOAA says | CNN (January 18, 2023)

Commentary: Hard week for right whales emphasizes urgent need for better tech | Portland Press Herald (January 14, 2023)

  1. 2022

    More than just a number: Why endangered North Atlantic right whales are given a moniker | CBC News (December 17, 2022)

    Some sharks return to the same sites to breed for decades | Associated Press (December 16, 2022)

    Necropsy on Pregnant Shark Washed Up in Massachusetts Reveals 4 Embryos | Newsweek (December 14, 2022)

    North Atlantic right whales edge nearer to extinction | WCAI (October 24, 2022)

    Sustainability in the blue economy: New England Aquarium’s BlueSwell incubator | Blooloop (October 13, 2022)

    There are fewer breeding female right whales than previously thought, study shows | Maine Public (October 12, 2022)

    Snow Cone, the North Atlantic right whale, seen suffering from yet another severe entanglement | Boston Globe (September 30, 2022)

    U.S. charts course for adopting ropeless fishing to reduce whale deaths | Mongabay (September 21, 2022)

    What marine animals swim in the deep water canyons southeast of Cape Cod? New England Aquarium knows | BostInno (September 12, 2022)

    What marine animals swim in the deep water canyons southeast of Cape Cod? New England Aquarium knows | Cape Cod Times (August 28, 2022)

    Entangled North Atlantic right whale’s condition has worsened: New England Aquarium | CTV News (August 5, 2022)

    Right Whales Return to Local Waters but Struggles Continue | Vineyard Gazette (July 28, 2022)

    With sharks, treat the beach as the wide-open sea it is rather than a swimming pool | Boston Globe (July 26, 2022)

    Why shark encounters are increasing along the US East coast | Agence France-Presse (July 25, 2022)

    Repeatedly snarled in fishing gear, a scarred right whale fights for survival | Canada’s National Observer (July 19, 2022)

    Will adaptability save the North Atlantic right whale? | CBC (July 4, 2022)

    Severely entangled right whales seldom survive longer than 3 years, new research shows | WCAI (June 17, 2022)

    20-year New England study shows how climate change affects whale behavior | WCVB (June 14, 2022)

    Early season shark sightings put beachgoers on high alert | NBC Today (June 7, 2022)

    New project aims to protect whales while developing offshore wind energy | Boston.com (June 2, 2022)

    App to provide verified sightings of sharks off New England | WCAI (May 19, 2022)

    App to provide verified sightings of sharks off New England | Associated Press (May 18, 2022)

    Orca spotted off Cape Cod by fishing crew | WCVB (May 17, 2022)

    New England Aquarium spots over 100 whales of different species in the Massachusetts Bay during 5-hour research flight | MassLive (April 28, 2022)

    These whales are on the brink. Now comes climate change – and wind power | The Washington Post (April 21, 2022)

    Warming Waters Raise Cape Cod Bay’s Sea Turtle Population, But Many Are Sick | NBC Boston (April 20, 2022)

    ‘Resilient’ leatherback turtles can survive fishing rope entanglements. Mostly | Mongabay (April 5, 2022)

    The Gulf of Maine has the most marine mammal diversity on the east coast, study finds | Maine Public (March 11, 2022)

    Bluetech of the future: Who would you invest in? | BostInno (March 10, 2022)

    Baby whale genetic testing may help save species, study says | Associated Press (January 26, 2022)

    How do you give a whale a pregnancy test? One way – check its poop | NPR (January 1, 2022)

  2. 2021

    ‘We have seen her every year’: Right whale keeps Cape Cod connections. Why it matters | Provincetown Banner (December 17, 2021)

    Gizmos in a half shell: Surgical tags to monitor sea turtles | Associated Press (November 9, 2021)

    Eight Startups Pursuing a Sustainable Blue Economy Via BlueSwell | Forbes (October 31, 2021)

    Populations of the endangered North Atlantic right whale are the lowest they’ve been in 20 years | CNN (October 26, 2021)

    600-Lb. Sea Turtle Stranded in Cape Cod Rescued and Returned to the Open Ocean | People.com (October 18, 2021)

    Aerial survey tram spotted 15 North Atlantic right whales near Nantucket earlier this month | WCVB (October 12, 2021)

    Biden will restore protections to East Coast’s only marine national monument | WBUR (October 8, 2021)

    Two threatened whale groups had a mini baby boom, but not because of lockdown | Mongabay (October 5, 2021)

    Some sharks are more likely to die after ‘catch and release,’ study finds | Miami Herald (September 23, 2021)

    Critics say NOAA plan not enough to save critically endangered right whales | Cape Cod Times (September 1, 2021)

    Sharks feasting on whale off Cape Cod: The biggest smorgasbord a shark could ever dream of’ | Boston Herald (August 17, 2021)

    4 Loggerhead Turtles Return To Ocean, Amid Cheers, After Stranding On Cape Cod | CBC (August 6, 2021)

    Researchers hope gene study will reveal new clues in right whales’ rapid decline | CBC (July 29, 2021)

    Opening Protected Area Off New England Coast to Commercial Fishing Compromises Protections | UConn Today (July 11, 2021)

    ‘Oh My God, I’m In A Whale’s Mouth’: Lobster Diver Says He Was Nearly Swallowed By Whale Off Cape Cod | CBS News Boston (June 11, 2021)

    More pairs of rare whale, baby found this year than last few | Associated Press (June 4, 2021)

    On the Verge of Extinction, These Whales Are Also Shrinking | New York Times (June 3, 2021)

    As the Cape’s great white sharks get attention, researchers also studying other sharks along Cape and in Boston Harbor | Boston Herald (May 30, 2021)

    Ship speed limit sought to protect endangered whales in Gulf | Associated Press (May 11, 2021)

    Rare footage shows endangered whales ‘hugging’ | National Geographic (May 10, 2021)

    New England Aquarium partners with SeaAhead to launch ocean-centric startups | Boston Globe (April 19, 2021)

    With A Drone and Patience, Scientists Track Endangered Right Whale in Cape Cod Bay | WCAI (April 16, 2021)

    Births among endangered right whales highest since 2015 | Associated Press (April 3, 2021)

    Right whale mother, calf spotted in waters south of Martha’s Vineyard | Boston Globe (March 10, 2021)

    Warming oceans mean smaller baby sharks struggle to survive | Associated Press (March 10, 2021)

    Maine Voices: Ocean preserve needs protection | Portland Press Herald (March 7, 2021)

    Marine group calls for stricter fishing gear rules after right whale death | CBC (March 1, 2021)

    Researchers have found that the true death toll of North Atlantic Right Whales could be much higher than we know | CBC Radio (Feb. 25, 2021)

    The new humpback? Calf sighting sparks hope for imperiled right whale | The Guardian (Feb. 18, 2021)

    North Atlantic right whale found dead on Florida beach | CBC (Feb. 17, 2021)

    Ice sculpture of right whale and calf bring attention to critically endangered species | Boston Herald (Feb. 17, 2021)

    As the oceans become more acidic, threat to sealife and industry grows, new study finds | Boston Globe (Feb. 9, 2021)

    ‘The science is real’: Coastal experts hope Biden will partner to combat sea level rise | USA Today (Jan. 18, 2021)

    Warmer Waters May Spell Trouble For Baby Sharks, Study At New England Aquarium Finds | WBUR (Jan. 13, 2021)

  3. 2020

    NOAA proposes measures to reduce dangers to right whales | Associated Press (Dec. 30, 2020)

    A New Population of Blue Whales Was Discovered Hiding in the Indian Ocean | New York Times (Dec. 23, 2020)

    Early Sightings of Three Right Whale Calves Offer Hope for Critically Endangered Species | WCAI (Dec. 21, 2020)

    Endangered right whales given names | Radio Canada International (Dec. 3, 2020)

    New Study Shows How Bowhead Whales Travel By Focusing On Prey | CBC Radio (Nov. 21, 2020)

    Meet the six startups in New England’s first bluetech incubator, BlueSwell | BostInno (Oct. 28, 2020)

    Path to extinction continues for North Atlantic right whales | Cape Cod Times (Oct. 26, 2020)

    Whale entangled off Jersey Shore is calf of whale presumed dead from similar injuries | NJ.com (Oct. 16, 2020)

    Scientists Have Not Detected A Single Right Whale In The Bay of Fundy This Year | Maine Public Radio (Oct. 14, 2020)

    Environmental Grants Support Sea Turtle Tagging, Protect Marine Species | WCAI (Oct. 7, 2020)

    ‘Coolest Thing We’ve Ever Seen’: Researchers in Awe of Biodiversity Off Cape Cod | WCAI (Aug. 27, 2020)

    Scientist: Increase In Seal Population Likely Attracting More Sharks To Maine Waters | Maine Public Radio (July 28, 2020)

    International conservation group designates right whales as critically endangered | Boston Globe (July 10, 2020)

    Dead 6-month-old right whale was first born this season, officials say | WCVB (June 30, 2020)

    North Atlantic right whale calf found dead off New Jersey Coast | Boston Globe (June 28, 2020)

    These endangered whales are disturbingly thin—why that matters | National Geographic (May 20, 2020)

    Researchers worry pandemic creating gaps in North Atlantic right whale tracking | CBC (April 22, 2020)

    Endangered right whales spotted in Cape Cod Bay during spring feeding season | Boston Globe (April 6, 2020)

    New England Aquarium debuts improved right whale catalog | Associated Press (March 24, 2020)

    Entangled right whale with fishing buoy stuck in mouth appears to be ailing off Nantucket | USA Today (Feb. 28, 2020)

    Endangered blue whales spotted southeast of Cape Cod | WCVB (Feb. 26, 2020)

    Whale researcher hopes West Coast study could help protect North Atlantic right whales | Yahoo News Canada (Feb. 11, 2020)

    At a perilous time for North Atlantic right whales, their poop is coveted | CBC (Jan. 12, 2020)

    Days-old North Atlantic right whale already injured by propeller, NOAA says | CBC (Jan. 9, 2020)

    3rd right whale calf spotted off Georgia | Boston Globe (Jan. 4, 2020)

  4. 2019

  5. 2018

    Rare North Atlantic right whale calf spotted off Florida| Cape Cod Times (Dec. 30, 2018)

    ‘It’s warm water now’: climate change strands sea turtles on Cape Cod shores | The Guardian (Dec. 26, 2018)

    Gorton’s, New England Aquarium celebrate 10-year partnership for sustainable seafood | Gloucester Daily Times (Dec. 18, 2018)

    Aquariums oppose new rules on ocean sound blasting| Associated Press (Dec. 11, 2018)

    National report on whale entanglements draws mixed reviews | Cape Cod Times (Dec. 10, 2018)

    Aquariums, States Blast Atlantic Coast Seismic Permits| Environmental News Service (Dec. 7, 2018)

    Right Whales “Could Be Almost Immortal” If Not For Entanglement & Ship Strikes | WCAI (Dec. 2, 2018)

    ESO Completes Arabian Sea Humpback Whale Acoustic Analysis: A Sound is Worth a Thousand Words | Arabian Sea Whale Network (Nov. 26, 2018)

    North Atlantic right whales faring worse than southern cousins | Cape Cod Times (Nov. 22, 2018)

    Virtual whale entanglements seen as learning tool | Cape Cod Times (Nov. 21, 2018)

    \How a new simulator helps scientists study whale entanglements | Boston Globe (Nov. 21, 2018)

    Simulator helps experts understand how whales get entangled | Associated Press (Nov. 21, 2018)

    It’s Likely There Aren’t More Than 411 Right Whales Left, New Estimate Finds | New England Public Radio (Nov. 15, 2018)

    North Atlantic Right whales: fewer than ever| Radio Canada International (Nov. 13, 2018)

    Only 411 North Atlantic right whales left, says new report | CBC News (Nov. 12, 2018)

    Recovery of endangered whales hampered by humans long after hunting | Phys.org (Nov. 7, 2018)

    Protecting Adult Female North Atlantic Right Whales from Injury and Death Key to Recovery | NOAA Fisheries (Nov. 7, 2018)

    Lobstermen To Begin Testing Rope-Less Gear Aimed At Reducing Whale Entanglements| WSHU Public Radio (Nov. 5, 2018)

    Losing lobster lines: Local lobstermen may test ropeless traps | Gloucester Daily Times (Nov. 4, 2018)

    Leatherback that stranded in Brewster dies at aquarium hospital | Cape Cod Times (Nov. 3, 2018)

    Fishing Report: Loosening striped bass rules would be a mistake | The Providence Journal (Oct. 29, 2018)

    The Plight of the Right Whale| Smithsonian.com (Oct. 29, 2018)

    Whales go quiet and dolphins shout in loud oceans, new studies show| The Washington Post (Oct. 26, 2018)

    Lobstermen reject claim that 2015 rule led them to use stronger lines | Press Herald (Oct. 12, 2018)

    In Changing Climate, Endangered Right Whales Find New Feeding Grounds | NPR (Oct. 9, 2018)

    Proposals to save right whales could drastically change lobstering | Portland Press Herald ( Oct. 2, 2018)

    Being proactive will boost confidence in aquaculture | Undercurrent News ( Sept. 27, 2018)

    Unprecedented experiment with Canadian military provides new insights on right whales | Phys.org — Dalhousie University (Sept. 26, 2018)

    The great whale watch: How a data blitz put the plight of endangered animals into sharper relief | The Globe and Mail ( Sept. 25, 2018)

    Kerstin And The Giant Manta Rays | WCAI — NPR (Sept. 24, 2018)

    Scientists followed a leatherback turtle through Hurricane Florence—here’s what they saw | Popular Science (Sept. 17, 2018)

    Aerial survey reveals great diversity and abundance in NE Canyons Marine National Monument | Science Daily (Sept. 14, 2018)

    Concern on Cape about Endangered Species Act changes | Cape Cod Times (Sept. 16, 2018)

    Happy Birthday, Canyons and Seamounts! | NRDC ( Sept. 15, 2018)

    This is the worst place in America for shark attacks | Reader’s Digest (Aug. 22, 2018)

    As Right Whale Population Plummets, Focus Turns To Their Falling Birth Rates | WBUR ( Aug. 21, 2018)

    Scientists and fishermen team up to help save North Atlantic right whale | CBC News (Aug. 16, 2018)

    Landmarks Orchestra Highlights The Songs of Whales at the Hatch Shell | WBUR (Aug. 15, 2018)

    North Atlantic right whale disentangled 1 week after being spotted | CBC News (Aug. 6, 2018)

    It’s tough being a right whale these days | The Atlantic (July 30, 2018)

    How do you study endangered whales? Collect their snot | National Geographic (July 25, 2018)

    Rare right whale sighting reported off Iceland | Cape Cod Times (July 25, 2018)

    Shark Tracking Science: Sharks: Separating Fact from Fiction | CECN The Take  (July 25, 2018)

    What we know about stress | Untamed Science (July 18, 2018)

    Samples of blowhole spray could save right whales from extinction, researcher says | CBC News (July 19, 2018)

    Checking health of North Atlantic right whales using blowhole spit | CBC Radio (July 19, 2018)

    How Dangerous Are Sharks, Really? | WVXU Science Friday (July 19, 2018)

    Waiting to Exhale | Cape Cod Times (July 18, 2018)

    Study: Blowhole spray can provide fast data on whale health | Associated Press (July 17, 2018)

    The Uncertain Future of Right Whales | MaineBoats.com (June 29, 2018)

    Baleen Holds Secrets to Whales’ Lives—and Deaths | The Atlantic (June 28, 2018)

    Critics: Trump’s ocean policy bad for coastal states like Connecticut | CT Post (June 23, 2018)

    How one man died so a whale may live | The Guardian (June 20, 2018)

    13 Fascinating (and Reassuring) Facts About Sharks | Reader’s Digest (June 20, 2018)

    We’re causing right whale extinction — but we can reverse course | The Hill (June 9, 2018)

    Lecture on Protecting the Right Whales with Dr. Scott Kraus | NECN (June 5, 2018)

    No calves as right whales return to Nova Scotia from Florida | Daytona Beach News Journal (May 29, 2018)

    Whale and Dolphin Bonanza in the New England Marine Monument | NRDC (May 22, 2018)

    The High-Stakes Battle Over Obama’s Atlantic Ocean National Monument | Oceans Deeply (May 21, 2018)

    Large Sea Creatures Spotted at Northeast Canyons and Seamounts | CapeCod.com (May 21, 2018)

    Protected areas need to by truly protected | CBC Radio Blog (May 18, 2018)

    No calves as right whales return to Nova Scotia from Florida | Daytona Beach News Journal (May 13, 2018)

    Right whales are still around Massachusetts, putting lobster season on hold | Metro Boston (May 9, 2018)

    North Atlantic right whales on the verge of extinction – again | The Financial Review (May 3, 2018)

    Drones can take scientists to strange new places—like inside whale snot | Popular Science (May 2, 2018)

    Mission to untangle female right whale highlights species’ precarious plight | The Guardian (April 22, 2018)

    These whales will be extinct in 25 years, scientists say — unless we act now to save them | Washington Post (April 20, 2018)

    Documenting the decline of the North Atlantic right whale | Washington Post (April 20, 2018)

    Freeing Kleenex – entangled female right whale spotted near Boston | CBC Canada (April 18, 2018)

    Right whale researchers attempt to disentangle ‘Kleenex’ | Cape Cod Times (April 14, 2018)

    Can anyone save the North Atlantic right whale? | Boston Globe Magazine (April 11, 2018)

    Disastrous Calving Season Puts Atlantic’s Right Whales in Serious Jeopardy | Vice (April 9, 2018)

    Tech to the rescue: The race to save the right whales | The Globe and Mail (April 3, 2018)

    WCAI Special Reporting Series: In the Shadow of Extinction | NPR – WCAI (Spring 2018)

    Lobster industry must lead on right whales (Op-Ed) | Boston Globe (April 1, 2018)

    ‘Ropeless’ consortium aims to end entanglements of declining North Atlantic right whales | Mongabay News (March 29, 2018)

    Endangered North Atlantic right whales didn’t reproduce this year | Earth.com (March 28, 2018)

    Rescuing and Protecting Sea Turtles | NECN (March 28, 2018)

    Endangered whale species is one step closer to extinction | Associated Press (March 27, 2018)

    Special Report: North Atlantic right whales in crisis | Cape Cod Times (March 23, 2018)

    Right whale protection: pressure is growing in the United States | Radio Canada (March 23, 2018)

    Right whale survival may be dependent on snow crab fishery’s flexibility | Seafood Source (March 22, 2018)

    No right whale calves spotted this season a bad sign for endangered species | CBC Canada (March 16, 2018)

    North Atlantic Right Whales Are Near Extinction. We Can Avert It. (Op-Ed) | The New York Times (March 7, 2018)

    Scientists say lobster traps are in wrong place for right whales | Ellsworth American (March 7, 2018)

    Gear is in the wrong place for right whales, scientists say | Mt Desert Islander (March 7, 2018)

    Student scientists and a whale named Calvin | Mt Desert Islander (March 6, 2018)

    An “Unusual Mortality Event” Could Push an Entire Endangered Whale Species Past the Point of No Return | Mother Jones (March 2, 2018)

    Lobstermen pack meeting concerning right whales, possible gear changes | Village Soup (March 2, 2018)

    Scientists alarmed: no right whale calves | Radio Canada (Feb. 27, 2018)

    Cape officials condemn Trump drilling proposal | Cape Cod Times (Feb. 26, 2018)

    Canada to introduce mandatory reporting of whale interactions this year | CBC Canada (Feb. 19, 2018)

    ‘The Time is Now’ to Change How We Catch Lobsters | NPR – WCAI (Feb. 12, 2018)

    Baleen whale species on brink of extinction for first time in 300 years | Nature (Feb. 7, 2018)

    ‘Numbers are pretty alarming’: researchers hope for turnaround year for right whales | CTV News Canada (Feb. 4, 2018)

    Elizabeth, MCAF and Thinking Big | Women Working for Oceans (Jan. 26, 2018)

    The Noose Beneath the Waves | Hakai Magazine (Jan. 23, 2018)

    Canada announces changes to protect right whales | Cape Cod Times (Jan. 23, 2018)

    Lack of southern sightings worries right whale researchers | Cape Cod Times (Jan. 19, 2018)

    Conservation groups sue to protect right whales | Cape Cod Times (Jan. 18, 2018)

    Right whales in crisis, immediate action necessary | Commercial Fisheries News (Jan. 1, 2018)

  6. 2017

    Thresher sharks fall victim to cold snap | Cape Cod Times (Dec. 29, 2017)

    17 Right Whales Died in 2017—The Time for Systemic Change Is Now | EcoWatch (Dec. 27, 2017)

    North Atlantic right whales could be gone by mid-century | Cape Cod Times (Dec. 12, 2017)

    Unusual mortality event pushes North Atlantic right whale closer to extinction | International Business Times (Dec. 12, 2017)

    You have a national park in the ocean, and it’s in jeopardy | CT Viewpoints (Dec. 12, 2017)

    North Atlantic right whale could face extinction | WBUR (Dec. 11, 2017)

    North Atlantic right whales could become extinct, US officials say | Associated Press (Dec. 10, 2017)

    These whales are stressed out. The proof is in their poop. | Washington Post (Dec. 8, 2017)

    Already on Brink, Right Whales Are Pushed Closer to the Edge | Yale Environment 360 (Dec. 7, 2017)

    Great white sharks may become more common sight off New England coast, scientists say | Associated Press (Dec. 6, 2017)

    Entanglements hamper reproduction as right whale population slides | Mongabay (Dec. 5, 2017)

    Meet the Biologists Who Rescue Whales Trapped in Fishing Gear | Mental Floss (Dec. 5, 2017)

    Scientists: More Great White Sharks Could Come to Maine Coast | NECN (Dec. 5, 2017)

    Stress Hormones Soar in Whales Trapped by Fishing Lines | The New York Times (Dec. 4, 2017)

    Feces of entangled North Atlantic right whales show ‘extreme suffering’ | CBC News Canada (Dec. 1, 2017)

    Traces of hormone allow scientists to detect stress in whales | Boston Globe (Nov. 30, 2017)

    Marine monument an area teeming with life | Cape Cod Times (Nov. 26, 2017)

    North Atlantic’s greatest survivors are hunted once more | The Guardian (Nov. 25, 2017)

    Threatened Marine Monument Is a Whale and Dolphin ‘Hot Spot’ | NRDC (Nov. 22, 2017)

    Right whale poo: the key to conserving an endangered species? | Conservation Physiology (Nov. 15, 2017)

    Life’s drag for the whale saddled with 450ft of fishing rope | The Times U.K. (Nov. 9, 2017)

    The North Atlantic right whale faces extinction | Science Magazine (Nov. 7, 2017)

    Marine scientists at Halifax conference raise alarm over rise in Right Whale deaths | Global News Canada (Oct. 22, 2017)

    Right whale researchers meet in Halifax to sound alarm about species decline | CTV News Canada (Oct. 22, 2017)

    Experts seek solutions to North Atlantic right whale crisis | CTV News Canada (Oct. 22, 2017)

    Deep Trouble: the North Atlantic right whale in peril  | CBC News Canada (Oct. 17, 2017)

    Report: Whale’s breath could hold clues to their health | Cape Cod Times (Oct. 16, 2017)

    Why the drop in right whales has Maine lobstermen worried | Bangor Daily News (Oct. 5, 2017)

    Boat strikes, fishing gear behind right whale deaths in Gulf of St. Lawrence: report | The Globe and Mail (Oct. 5, 2017)

    As Seas Warm, Whales Face New Dangers | The New York Times (Oct. 3, 2017)

    Method to estimate abundance, trends in North Atlantic right whales confirms decline | Phys.org (Sept. 19, 2017)

    How Humans Are Inadvertently Hastening the Extinction of Canada’s Whales | The Walrus (Sept. 13, 2017)

    North Atlantic right whales decline confirmed: 458 remaining | Science Daily (Sept. 1, 2017)

    Rare right whales dying at alarming rate off Atlantic coast | Associated Press (Aug. 25, 2017)

    Endangered right whales are dying in record numbers off Canada, raising alarm | Science Magazine (Aug. 24, 2017)

    Accidental deaths of endangered North Atlantic right whales threaten species’ survival | Associated Press (Aug. 15, 2017)

    Catastrophic die-off of right whales in New England, Canadian waters puzzles scientists | The Press Herald (Aug. 15, 2017)

    Watching whales from above, researchers race to stop more deaths in the Gulf of St. Lawrence | The Globe and Mail (Aug. 14, 2017)

    Likelihood of whales dying from ship collisions falls 70 per cent at lower speed | CBC News Canada (Aug. 14, 2017)

    Here’s What Can Be Done to Stop the Mounting Deaths of Right Whales | Oceans Deeply (Aug. 10, 2017)

    The urban whale: What makes right whales unique | CBC News Canada (Aug. 8, 2017)

    The 50-Ton Patient | TuftsNow (July 27, 2017)

    The right whales’ darkest summer | BBC Earth (July 12, 2017)

    Undersea National Monument Could Be Left High and Dry | Scientific American (July 11, 2017)

    To save endangered whales, look to the poop | Popular Science (July 11, 2017)

    Up close and personal with sharks | NECN (July 7, 2017)

    Fishermen, environmentalists continue battle over protected area off Cape Cod | Cape Cod Times (July 7, 2018)

    Oceanography: The Wind and the Whales | Martha’s Vineyard Magazine (July 1, 2017)

    ‘A path toward extinction’: Experts call deaths of six right whales in Gulf of St. Lawrence a ‘mortality disaster’ | National Post (June 30, 2017)

    What To Do If You’re Attacked By A Shark | Men’s Journal (June 27, 2017)

    Scientists React To Proposed Seismic Blasting Off Of East Coast | RI NPR (June 8, 2017)

    Fitbit for Sharks | NPR – WCAI (May 29, 2017)

    Sand Tiger Sharks: Tracking US east coast movement for better management | Oceanbites (May 13, 2017)

    The Mystery of Off-The-Grid Whale Moms | The Atlantic (May 12, 2017)

    Despite recovery, humpback whales still suffer from ship strikes | Christian Science Monitor (April 26, 2017)

    We may be underestimating whale-boat collisions | Associated Press (April 24, 2017)

    Study Aims to Protect Right Whales South of the Vineyard | Vineyard Gazette (April 18, 2017)

    How a better rope could help save the endangered right whale  | Christian Science Monitor (April 17, 2017)

    Your Shark Questions Answered | NECN (April 11, 2017)

    Wind energy studies reveal congregations of right whales | Cape Cod Times (March 31, 2017)

  7. 2016

    Thriller Whales | TuftsNow (Nov. 29, 2016)

    Fishermen Test Weaker Ropes So Whales Can Break Through Them | WBUR (Oc. 7. 2016)

    Dr. Moira Brown + Right Whales | CBC News: Atlantic Voice (Oct. 2, 2016)

    Right whale entanglements continue despite search for solutions | CBC News Canada (Oct. 2, 2016)

    Baby lobsters in hot water as ocean temperatures rise | Associated Press (Sept. 24, 2016)

    Endangered Whales’ Baby Bust Is Linked to Fishing Gear Entanglement | TakePart.com (Sept. 6, 2016)

    Right whales are getting tangled in fishing gear, and that’s a big problem | Associated Press (Sept. 3, 2016)

    Endangered right whale population threatened by entanglements and dramatically declining birth rate | Science Daily (Sept. 1, 2016)

    Right whale recovery in North Atlantic stalls | CBC News Canada (Sept. 1, 2016)

    Zodiacs and Crossbows: I Spent a Day Chasing Whales to Learn How to Study Them | Vice (Sept. 1, 2016)

    Once Dying And Bleached, A Pacific Coral Reef Is Blooming Again | WBUR (Aug. 18, 2016)

    The push is on to develop fishing ropes that won’t kill whales | Boston Globe (June 16, 2016)

    South Shore lobstermen at the forefront in advances aimed at protecting endangered whales | Patriot Ledger (June 16, 2016)

    New aquarium center promises increased research, conservation | Boston Globe (June 8, 2016)

    New England Aquarium opens new ocean life center in Boston | Associated Press (June 8, 2016)

    Researchers brainstorm ways to prevent whale entanglement | Boston Globe (May 25, 2016)

    Scientists, fishermen plot ways to prevent whale entanglements | Cape Cod Times (May 24, 2016)

    Helping Fishermen Catch What They Want, and Nothing Else | NPR – WCAI (May 3, 2016)

    Scientists to White House: Stop Oil Industry Threat to Whales | TakePart.org (April 20, 2016)

    Seismic surveys could threaten endangered whales | Phys.org (April 15, 2016)

    Right whales threatened by planned seismic surveys along Mid- and Southeastern Atlantic seaboard, say scientists | Science Daily (April 14, 2016)

    New England Aquarium scientists studying imperiled skate | Associated Press (April 8, 2016)

    Right whales spending spring break off Cape Cod | Washington Post (March 15, 2016)

    Endangered right whales return to Cape Cod in ‘mindblowing’ numbers | Associated Press (March 14, 2016)

    Snatching whale snot from the sky and other adventures in wildlife conservation | Chemical and Engineering News (Feb. 29, 2016)

    What Whales Do at Night | Scientific American (Feb. 24, 2016)

    New Research Reveals Surprising Social Networks of Sharks | American Geophysical Union (Feb. 22, 2016)

    This Bus-Size Whale Is Even More Unusual Than We Thought | National Geographic (Feb. 10, 2016)

    Meet the Dogs Sniffing Out Whale Poop for Science | Smithsonian Magazine (Feb. 8, 2016)

    New Whale Species, and New Ways to Study Them All | NPR – WCAI (Feb. 8, 2016)

    US expands key zone for rare North Atlantic right whales | Boston Globe (Jan. 28, 2016)

    Making Facebook for Whales | The Atlantic (Jan. 14, 2016)

    Fishing line causing lethal entanglements for right whales | CBC News Canada (Jan. 8. 2016)

  8. 2015

  9. 2014

    The Whale Savers | Christian Science Monitor (Oct. 12, 2014)

    EMS aftermath: lessons to learn | Seafood Source TV (Sept. 20, 2014)

    The New England Aquarium’s search for the right whale | Boston Globe (Sept. 6, 2014)

    Underwater gliders could solve ecological mystery of right whale | CTV News Canada (Aug. 5, 2014)

    An unusual partnership works to make fishing more sustainable | The Guardian (June 17, 2014)

    Confessions of a Shark Researcher | WGBH (May 8, 2014)

    Whales are being killed by noise pollution | Newsweek (April 2, 2014)

    America Tosses Nearly 20 Percent of All the Fish We Catch | TakePart.com (March 20, 2014)

    Changing lobster ropes’ color could save whales | Associated Press (March 2, 2014)

    Fish, Tides, and Turbines: With proper safeguards, water currents can be harnessed out of sight | Natural History Magazine (Jan. 16, 2014)

  10. 2013

    A North Atlantic Mystery: Case of the Missing Whales | Yale Environment 360 (Nov. 26, 2013)

    Whale Riders | Earth Island Journal (July 1, 2013)

    Save the whales? There’s an app for that! | Deep Sea News (March 3, 2013)