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Scientists unveil new names for 19 North Atlantic right whales

12/06/2023
December 6, 2023 - Contact: Regina Asmutis-Silvia, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, (508) 451-3853, [email protected] Pam...
© Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919. Funded by United States Army Corps of Engineers

Birth announcement! First right whale calf of the 2024 calving season spotted

11/29/2023
November 29, 2023 - On November 28th, researchers from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute...
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Two New England-based nonprofits awarded nearly $400k federal grant

11/20/2023
© Peter Flood November 20, 2023 - Contact: Jake O'Neill, Conservation Law Foundation, (617) 850-1709,...
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North Atlantic right whale population has stabilized

10/26/2023
WDC attends Ropeless Consortium and North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium WDC was in Canada this...
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Dead whale in Southern California

By Melissa Walker | 04/29/2016

The body of a 43-foot dead gray whale has found a resting place on a Southern California beach leaving California officials challenged by what to do with the 35 tons of whale.  In the U.S., attending to a stranded whale or dolphin is not only about a logistical response, but also a legal one.  Read more about the California situation in this New York Times update: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/29/us/dead-whale-california-beach.html?_r=1

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