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Right whale sighting east of Ocean City, MD: 'Slow Zone' in effect

Delmarva Now 23 Dec 2025
North Atlantic right whales were detected east of Ocean City, Maryland, this month ... Keep reading to learn more about the four right whale Slow Zones now in effect.When were right whales detected near Ocean City?.
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A rare right whale spotted off Ireland resurfaces near Boston

Mongabay 17 Dec 2025
Encounters like this highlight both their [right whales’] resilience and the importance of international cooperation to support their recovery,” Daniel Palacios, director of the right whale ecology ...
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NE Aquarium: North Atlantic right whale injured

Newburyport Daily News 15 Dec 2025
BOSTON — A North Atlantic right whale sighted off Georgia with a serious entanglement is facing uncertain survival, experts say, highlighting the ongoing threats facing this critically endangered species, according to New England Aquarium ... .
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North Atlantic right whales returning to Cape Cod Bay for the season

The Patriot Ledger 12 Dec 2025
Division is the 168th right whale documented in NOAA's ongoing right whale Unusual Mortality Event, which has documented dead, seriously injured and health-compromised whales since 2017.Measures to prevent entanglements and vessel strikes.
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Endangered North Atlantic right whales spotted off Florida coast

jacksonville.com 10 Dec 2025
Every female North Atlantic right whale and calf are vital to the endangered species’ recovery, NOAA Fisheries said.Where can I spot North Atlantic right whales in Florida? ... The right whale calving ...
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Entangled Right Whale discovered off Georgia coast

Savannah Morning News 07 Dec 2025
It has a fairly bald head, lacking much evidence of white patches of sea lice that give each right whale its own distinct look, according to the NARW Consortium's inventory of right whales.
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Scientists: Right whale spotted off Boston traveled 3K miles

The Salem News 06 Dec 2025
BOSTON — Researchers have discovered that a North ...
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Right whale spotted off Boston traveled 3K miles

The Eagle-Tribune 06 Dec 2025
BOSTON — Researchers have discovered that a North ...
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Cape Cod right whale season starts with surprise. 'Irish connections'

Cape Cod Times 06 Dec 2025
“So it’s uncommon for us to come across animals that we aren’t familiar with or aren’t in the general right whale catalog,” he said, referring to the North Atlantic right whale catalog that staff at ...
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New technology aims to reduce deadly boat strikes on Right Whales

Savannah Morning News 06 Dec 2025
In the first days of December, when critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales return to Georgia's warm coastal waters to birth their calves, a fishing boat from New Jersey motored into Thunderbolt's Bahia Bleu Marina.
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North Atlantic right whale calves spotted off SC coast. Here’s how to protect them.

The Post and Courier 02 Dec 2025
At least 2 North Atlantic right whale calves have been seen off the S.C. coast in the 2025-26 season. One was off Cape Romain, and the other off Litchfield Beach ... .
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Breath samples collected by drone hold clues to health of North Atlantic right whales

CBC 01 Dec 2025
A newly published study shows the bacteria in the spray from the whales' blowholes can indicate how healthy the individual is ... .
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First North Atlantic right whale calf of the season spotted near South Carolina

CTV 01 Dec 2025
The first North Atlantic right whale calf of the season has been spotted near South Carolina. .
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Vessel operators urged to slow down for endangered whales; Four North Atlantic right whales spotted ...

Island Free Press 21 Nov 2025
Four critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted last month off the coast of Ocracoke ... “Maintaining speeds of 10 knots or less can help protect right whales from vessel collisions,” according to NOAA’s website.
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