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20% of world's right whales gathered off New England coast in unusual spot

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population worldwide, have gathered in an area off the coast of New England. A aerial survey team from the New England Aquarium spotted the whales this week along a 10-mile stretch off the western edge of Jeffreys Ledge.

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New England Aquarium team spots more than 75 endangered right whales off coast of Maine

A group of scientists saw over 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered in the Gulf of Maine. Here's what we know.

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Biologists say 75 North Atlantic right whales are grouped together off coast of NH

Biologists from the New England Aquarium say 20 percent of all the right whales in the world are together, right now, off the coast of New Hampshire.

20% of world's right whale population gathered off New England in unusual sighting

There are at least 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered off New England in an unusual sighting. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said statements in President Biden’s farewell speech came much too late in a Thursday statement,

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NOAA abandons speed limit expansions designed to protect North Atlantic right whales

The proposed changes, which they argued could hurt the fishing and boating industries and other related businesses.

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NOAA dumps controversial boat speed limit at heart of debate over protecting right whales

After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right whale conservation.

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NOAA withdrew its boat speed limit proposal. What does this mean for the whales it meant to protect?

After conservationists pushed for more, NOAA Fisheries withdrew a proposal that would have expanded boat speed limits and protected North Atlantic Right Whales.

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Commissioner urges lobstermen to move gear from area with dozens of right whales

If any of the whales become entangled in Maine gear, it could worsen regulations lobstermen say are already too strict.

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More than 75 right whales spotted in southern Maine waters, officials say

The whales were seen “in all directions: at the surface, swimming, and diving,” said Kate Laemmle, associate research ...

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US regulators drop proposal that would have made boats slow down to protect whales

NC charter fishermen and officials expressed concern that the rule, intended to protect endangered North Atlantic right ...

'Whales are going to suffer' advocates say as NOAA drops expanded right whale protections

Federal regulators are abandoning a proposal to expand ocean speed limits that were designed to protect North Atlantic right ...

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How long do right whales live? Nearly twice as long as previously thought, study finds

Southern right whales can live to be more than 130 years old — which is decades longer than previously thought, according to ...

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At least 70 right whales have grouped off Jeffreys Ledge

Surveyors at the New England Aquarium spotted at least 50 — and possibly more than 60 — whales grouped in a small area east of Portsmouth, N.H.

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Gov. Maura Healey pushes back on right whale speed rules affecting the Island

NOAA has proposed new speed restrictions for boats across the East Coast that Gov. Maura Healey hopes will be amended.

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Right whale 'Grand Teton' and calf spotted off Amelia Island

NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA, Fla. — The right whale "Grand Teton" was seen with a newborn calf off Amelia Island on Thursday.

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