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Field Work
Southern New England Surveys, Take TwoApril 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
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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
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Gulf of St. Lawrence: August In a Nut ShellFebruary 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
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Identifying Soon-to-be Right Whale MomsDecember 17, 2021
Scientists can test whales for the hormone progesterone to detect pregnancy....Read More
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Busy Days on the WaterOctober 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
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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
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Rare Sightings During Aerial Survey of the Marine National MonumentNovember 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
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The Winds of ChangeSeptember 27, 2019
The Winds of Change: Understanding the effect of offshore wind development on recreational fishing...Read More
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Scooping the Poop and Pinching the SkinSeptember 26, 2019
Because biopsy and fecal sampling are real "all hands on deck" situations and the whole team works hard to make the collection happen, the success is shared by everyone onboard...Read More
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So Many Dolphins, So Little Time!September 19, 2019
More than 900 dolphins and 2 whales were spotted in less than four hours during an aerial survey of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument....Read More
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Shoring Up U.S. Shark ManagementAugust 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
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Updates from the Field: Studying Oceanic Whitetip SharksJuly 15, 2019
New research and media mission to study bluntnose sixgill sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks in Caribbean waters. These updates from the field are from Anderson Cabot Center's Ryan Knotek....Read More
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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
July 9, 2019
This is the Anderson Cabot Center's fifth 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
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Playful Humpbacks in the Bay of FundyJune 30, 2019
One was even doing a double pec slap (with both flippers)....Read More
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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
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FSET Team Partners with Mass Marine Fisheries on Best PracticesMay 14, 2019
Our FSET team and partners have teamed up to develop guidelines that keeps anglers fishing while keeping Gulf of Maine fish stocks healthy and sustainable....Read More
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Studying Humpback Whales in PanamaSeptember 28, 2018
Hear from Research Scientist Ester Quintana, who spent 10 days in Panama this summer studying humpback whales. ...Read More
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Biodiversity Abounds in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National MonumentSeptember 12, 2018
Our aerial survey team was amazed by the sheer abundance and diversity of the large marine life seen during the September aerial survey of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument....Read More
Sharks
How to Catch a Shark in the ShallowsSeptember 11, 2018
All marine science fieldwork can be challenging, and catching and tagging large sharks in shallow water with a two-person crew presents a unique set of difficulties. ...Read More
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Field Testing an Electronic Decoy to Decrease Elasmobranch Bycatch in Longline FisheriesSeptember 7, 2018
Could an electronic decoy be the key in minimizing bycatch of sharks, skates, and rays? Our scientists are conducting experimental field trials to find out. ...Read More
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Yellowfin Tuna Survivorship in Recreational Troll FisheryJuly 20, 2018
Analysis of satellite tags revealed a high survivorship for caught and released yellowfin tuna in recreational troll fisheries. ...Read More
Sharks
Oceanic Whitetip Sharks in VR: Google Expeditions off Cat IslandJune 26, 2018
The research team from the Anderson Cabot Center and our partners are bringing conservation efforts to the classroom with Google Expeditions....Read More
![[IMG] Lisa stands by to biopsy the right whale.](https://www.andersoncabotcenterforoceanlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DSCN0939_1200px-1200x900.jpg)
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Successful Spring for Biopsy CollectionJune 5, 2018
It was a successful spring for our right whale team and their spring biopsy sampling project with Northeast Fisheries Science Center....Read More
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Aerial Survey Highlights Diversity at Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National MonumentMay 10, 2018
Researchers from the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life's Marine Mammal Program conducted an aerial survey of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument on April 23, 2018. ...Read More
![[PIC] Right whale #3823 after Biopsy](https://www.andersoncabotcenterforoceanlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMGL7526-erg-1350x900.png)
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An Inconsistent Spring for Right Whales in Cape Cod BayApril 19, 2018
This is the third spring in a row our team has collaborated with NOAA to collect biopsy samples from individual right whales for which we have no genetic information....Read More
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Aerial Team Conducts Survey in Northeast Canyons Marine National MonumentNovember 16, 2017
The Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium aerial team conducted a survey in the Northeast Canyons Marine National Monument on November 12, 2017. ...Read More
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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
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Searching for Scouting WhalesOctober 4, 2017
The whales found in the afternoon were difficult to photograph, as they were acting a bit unusual for the habitat....Read More
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Old Whale, Young WhaleSeptember 9, 2017
After several of the dead whales discovered this summer turned out to be some very familiar individuals, seeing that he was alive brought us relief...Read More
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Action at the Surface!August 23, 2017
The sea had calmed to a glassy surface, and it felt peaceful to watch these whales slowly cruise around and eat....Read More
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Unhealthy Whales In The Bay Of FundySeptember 30, 2016
In some cases, the apparent poor health is likely related to past entanglements, but the cause is not clear in some whales....Read More
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The Importance Of Seeing CalvesSeptember 6, 2016
It's been so great to see all of these calves looking fat and healthy, and a relief to know that we will be able to identify them as they grow older...Read More
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To Boldly Go Where No Offshore Trip Has Gone BeforeAugust 26, 2016
The Shelagh crew embarked on a three-week exploratory survey, the first large scale effort by the New England Aquarium in the Gulf of St. Lawrence....Read More
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A Trip Out of TownAugust 21, 2016
While the winds continued their relentless attack on us, we figured we'd earned a break from work and left our computers behind for a day to get outdoors (on land, this time)...Read More
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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
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The Waiting GameAugust 13, 2016
We hit the ground running with five surveys in one week....Read More
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Keeping Busy In The BayAugust 13, 2016
The residency of the whales is very encouraging, since it means something here is holding their interest...Read More
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A Swell First Cape Breton SurveyAugust 10, 2016
While we didn’t see any right whales we did have a sighting of a pod of pilot whales on our transit home....Read More
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Cape Breton Callisto: out.August 6, 2016
...our entire right whale team was proud of us for working so hard and having surveyed so many miles in such a short amount of time....Read More
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The Long Road to Cape BretonAugust 6, 2016
In previous years we have received confirmed right whales sightings from the various whale watch companies operating out of Cape Breton...Read More
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Hooray for Right Whales!!!August 2, 2016
When we saw the telling V-shaped blow followed by those perfectly shaped flukes on July 25, the excitement onboard was obvious....Read More
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And…. More Humpbacks!July 28, 2016
We thought we had lots of fin and humpback whales last week- little did we know that this survey would allow us to find even more individuals!...Read More
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Humpbacks in the Bay of FundyJuly 22, 2016
We were happy to have animals to work and photographed many of the humpbacks...Read More
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The Nereid’s First Day OutJuly 20, 2016
The winds were calm and the sea was glassy as we passed the northern part of Grand Manan Island....Read More
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Offshore Team Heads NorthJuly 18, 2016
After much preparation, the season's first offshore team left the dock aboard the Shelagh on Friday night....Read More
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Exploring New Territory To Find Right WhalesJuly 14, 2016
This year, we are doing things a little differently, because the right whales have been doing things a little differently....Read More
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Learning How to Eat PlanktonJune 2, 2016
This year, North Atlantic right whales began feeding in large numbers earlier than usual in Cape Cod Bay. A few of the calves were observed learning how to feed on plankton....Read More