Tag Results for entanglement
Right Whales
Scenes from a Right Whale EntanglementFebruary 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
Right Whale Population Declines for 10th Straight YearOctober 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
Policy
Aquarium Submits Comments on Whale EntanglementsSeptember 23, 2019
The Aquarium submitted a letter to NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the efforts to reduce the risk of entanglement of North Atlantic right whales. ...Read More
Right Whales
The Adventure in the Gulf Continues!September 20, 2019
Of all the right whales we photographed, some whales looked to be in fairly good health, but many others did not...Read More
Right Whales
Nine Busy Days in the Gulf of St. LawrenceAugust 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
Right Whales Keep Researchers Busy In The Gulf of St. LawrenceJuly 10, 2019
Updates from the right whale research team studying whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence....Read More
Marine Mammals
Bowhead Whale’s Baleen Shines Spotlight on Stress from EntanglementMarch 27, 2019
Much like the rings on a tree can show a history of drought in forests, scientists can see periods of chronic stress by examining a whale’s baleen. ...Read More
Right Whales
Using Computer Models to Help Solve the Right Whale Entanglement ProblemNovember 23, 2018
Dr. Tim Werner and his team have co-authored a new paper detailing video simulations of entanglements in Marine Mammal Science to better understand how right whales get entangled in fishing lines....Read More
Right Whales
Field Season: Another Entangled Right WhaleAugust 3, 2018
Our researchers find #3843 entangled in gear and in extremely poor health. He was last seen healthy and gear-free just two months ago....Read More
![[img] dead right whale #3893](https://www.andersoncabotcenterforoceanlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0040-1440x772.jpg)
Right Whales
An Odd Winter for Right WhalesFebruary 14, 2018
A sighting in the Gulf of Mexico, but a quiet winter on the East Coast. It's been an odd season for North Atlantic right whales. ...Read More
Right Whales
Pioneering Feces Research Shows ‘Sky-High’ Stress Levels in Entangled Right WhalesDecember 5, 2017
New research published by Anderson Cabot Center scientists finds "sky-high" levels of stress hormones in the feces of chronically entangled North Atlantic right whales. ...Read More
Right Whales
Updates from the Gulf of St. LawrenceOctober 13, 2017
As right whales appeared to underutilize historic summer feeding grounds and the death toll in the Gulf of St. Lawrence rose, our research team collaborated to maximize survey efforts in the gulf....Read More
Right Whales
The Best-Laid PlansAugust 7, 2017
The 2017 field season has not started out quite as we had hoped....Read More
Right Whales
Mourning the Loss of a ColleagueJuly 13, 2017
The New England Aquarium and Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life pay tribute to Joe Howlett, a beloved and respected Canadian whale rescuer, fisherman, and colleague....Read More
Right Whales
Campobello Team Rescues Right Whale “FDR”September 12, 2016
The research team was just starting their survey day in the Bay of Fundy when a call from colleagues came over the marine radio: They had found a right whale severely entangled in fishing gear....Read More
Press Release
New Research: Entanglements Threaten Right Whale RecoverySeptember 1, 2016
The most endangered large whale species in the Atlantic is threatened by increasing rates of lethal and debilitating entanglements and a dramatic 40% decline in birth rates since 2010. ...Read More
Right Whales
The Good, the Bad, and the SurveysAugust 19, 2016
The team was able to get out on the water three days in the row! While some sightings were disheartening, they are all part of the puzzle in trying to understand threats to this endangered species....Read More
Right Whales
Humpbacks in the Bay of FundyJuly 22, 2016
We were happy to have animals to work and photographed many of the humpbacks...Read More
Press Release
State Awards Funding for Research to Reduce Whale EntanglementsJune 16, 2016
Massachusetts grants $180,000 to the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium to develop a modified rope for fishermen to reduce entangled endangered whales....Read More
Conferences and Collaborations
Scientists and Fishermen Discuss Solutions to Whale EntanglementsJune 2, 2016
Entanglements of baleen whales in fishing and aquaculture gear are a global phenomenon. Recently scientists and fishermen discussed the problem and solutions....Read More