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U.S. and Canadian Officials Focus on Risk Reduction and Protection Measures for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

A message from NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit on a recent meeting among U.S. and Canadian officials regarding the conservation and protection of North Atlantic right whales.
January 05, 2022 - Leadership Message ,
Breaching Right whale, bubbles. A right whale breaching. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Christin Khan

Help Endangered Whales: Slow Down in Slow Zones

All boaters can help save right whales by slowing down in Right Whale Slow Zones.
December 23, 2021 - Feature Story ,
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Top 21 Stories, Photos, and Videos of 2021

Check out our most popular features of 2021.
December 15, 2021 - Feature Story ,
A humpback whale tail fluke is visible above the water with mountains in the background. Humpback whale in Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #14245).

A Mother Right Whale’s Perilous Odyssey

Snow Cone, one of the few breeding female North Atlantic right whales remaining, has been spotted with a new calf. She has also been entangled in fishing rope for months.
December 10, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Snow Cone, an North Atlantic right whale, entangled in fishing rope with her newborn calf Snow Cone with her newborn calf in waters near Cumberland Island, Georgia on December 2, 2021. Snow Cone is an endangered North Atlantic right whale and is entangled in fishing rope. Credit: Georgia Department of Natural Resources/NOAA Permit #20556.

Forty Percent of North Atlantic Right Whale Population Using Gulf of Saint Lawrence as Seasonal Habitat

A new study confirms that the Gulf of St. Lawrence is an important habitat for a large proportion of the endangered North Atlantic right whale population.
December 02, 2021 - Feature Story ,
 aerial image showing four right whales splashing and interacting in close proximity to each other in what is known as a surface active group, or SAG. Four North Atlantic right whales socialize in what is known as a surface active group, or SAG, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Alison Ogilvie

Pot/Trap Fisheries Regulations to Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales Announced

Modifications to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan address entanglements in fishing gear, one of two leading causes of right whale serious injury and death.
August 31, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Two North Atlantic right whales swim, one behind the other, from right to left side of the image Two North Atlantic right whales, 2018. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Tim Cole

Right Whale Use of Southern New England Wind Energy Areas Increasing

Southern New England habitat is important to the North Atlantic right whale. With offshore wind energy development planned in the region, working with stakeholders to minimize potential impacts on right whales and other protected species is crucial.
July 29, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Two North Atlantic right whales swim, one behind the other, from right to left side of the image Two North Atlantic right whales, 2018. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Tim Cole

United States and Canada Discuss Ongoing Efforts to Reduce North Atlantic Right Whale Mortalities, Serious Injuries

A message from Acting NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Paul Doremus, who recently participated in a meeting with Canadian officials focused on the conservation and management efforts for the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
June 17, 2021 - Leadership Message ,
NARW #3720 and calf North Atlantic right whale mother and calf. Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #20556-01.