See what happens when this gentle giant approaches a paddle boarder. This is a video with auxiliary information at auxvid.com/gentle-whale... ( #whale, #rightWhale, #southernRightWhale, #paddleBoard, #paddleBoarder, #ocean, #video)

Amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule NOAA Fisheries has announced an advance notice of proposed rulemaking considering possible deregulatory action to modify the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule.

This looks bad
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Amendments to the North Atlantic #RightWhale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule
"The goal of this initiative is to reduce unnecessary regulatory and economic burdens on the regulated community by replacing current seasonal speed restrictions with...
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Respiratory microbiomes reflect whale health Abstract. As important members of the marine ecosystem, baleen whales are frequently managed and protected, but methodology to assess their health remains

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"Respiratory microbiomes reflect whale health"

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Image of drone hovering above whale to collect exhaled snot

Screenshot of this Facebook post https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DquJ81U1A/

FB post about using #snotbot style drones to check #rightwhale health by collecting #whalesnot

The paper the FB post is based on will be linked below in the comments

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Right whale calf apparently hit by boat - unlikely to survive injuries So far, experts believe just nine North Atlantic right whales have been born this calving season. Now one, which was was captured in photos and videos off the coast of South Carolina, appears to have ...

...like this #vesselstrike on a #rightwhale calf in 2024

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Amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule NOAA Fisheries has announced an advance notice of proposed rulemaking considering possible deregulatory action to modify the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule.

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Here's the link to the official noaa announcement that @fisheries.noaa.gov is "...considering possible deregulatory action to modify the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule."

We should probably expect more #rightwhale deaths from #vesselstrikes

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NOAA announces planned rollback of North Atlantic right whale protections There are fewer than 380 right whales left in the world, with roughly 70 females capable of bearing young.

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NOAA announces planned rollback of North Atlantic right whale protections | Maine Public share.google/lZJnbsYNF0tY...

A Southern Right Whale in the Indian Ocean.
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3-year-old right whale seen in Cape Cod Bay in 2023 dead off Virginia The dead right whale was a female. Scientists say they worry especially about deaths of females because the species is critically endangered.

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A 3 yr old female #rightwhale (whale #3293) has been found found dead on a Virgina barrier island. This is "the second dead right whale in less than two weeks"

Dead female right whale on Va. beach. How it could affect population. share.google/3vz5456Ey7ze...

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Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’ | Whales | The Guardian share.google/twpaxSXWt4t0...

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Canada released its long-awaited Whalesafe Fishing Gear Strategy.

The goal: protect endangered species from lethal entanglement while keeping harvesters on the water.

Jenn Thornhill Verma reports
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"Division was first seen entangled on Dec. 3, 2025 off Jekyll Island, Georgia, with fishing rope wrapped around his head and mouth, cutting into his blowhole and embedded in his upper jaw....responders were unable to fully remove the complex wrapping."

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"Scientists with NOAA Fisheries on Jan. 30 confirmed that the 4-year-old male known as “Division,” listed in the North Atlantic Right Whale Catalog as #5217, was found dead off the coast of North Carolina."

Right whale that once closed Cape Cod Canal found dead A North Atlantic right whale often seen in Cape Cod Bay – and once responsible for a canal closure – has died. Here’s what happened.

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#Another North Atlantic #rightwhale that frequented Cape Cod Bay...has died after months in failing health from a severe fishing gear entanglement..."

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Why Saving the North Atlantic Right Whale Helps Save the World Like other right whales, the North Atlantic right whale is sometimes called the black right whale, due to its dark gray to black skin. Some...

2nd article on my new blog!!!!!!!

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Vector illustration of Megabalaena sapporoensis, a large archaic balaenid whale from the seas around Miocene Japan. The whale is seen from above with its mouth open showing off its baleen. The whale is black with white patches on its belly, back, snout and tail. Text reads: Megabalaena sapporoensis. Yoshihiro Tanaka, Toshiyuki Kimura, Tatsuya Shinmura, Hiroto Ohia and Hitoshi Furusawa. "A new member of a large and archaic balaenid from the Late Miocene of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japam partly fills a gap of right whale evolution". Palaeontologia Electronica 28, no. 2 (2025): 1-59. Aug 21 2025

#Cenozoicpaleo2025 Meet Megabalaena sapporoensis!

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33 Right Whales Sighted in Cape Cod Bay | Center for Coastal Studies

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33 Right Whales Sighted in Cape Cod Bay | Center for Coastal Studies share.google/GcUhekoir4lJ...

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Further coverage of #rightwhale births, this time from mongo Bay

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They’re Back! Taken from the shore at Scusset Beach State Reservation

North Atlantic Right Whale from the shore at the Cape Cod Canal MA 01/12/26

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A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility of extinction.

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NOAA says we have15 new North Atlantic, #rightwhale calves this season

Rare whale species sees more babies, yet extinction fears persist | AP News share.google/mvvVWFP2eZU4...

A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct. The federal government is in the midst of a moratorium on federal rules designed to protect right whales until 2028, and commercial fishing groups have pushed for a proposal to extend the pause for ev...

Grew up in the greater Boston area and have watched New England ignore fisheries challenges for decades now so not surprising.

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Endangered North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing line off Georgia may not survive, scientists say - The Boston Globe The 3-year-old male right whale was last spotted fishing gear-free in July.

Good to see some realism in the discussion of the latest (detected) #rightwhale entanglement

'“Division’s entanglement is significant and life-threatening,” said Heather Pettis,'

(New England) 'Aquarium scientists said fishing gear and ropes deeply embedded in Division’s blowhole...
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Endangered Whale That Turned up in Ireland, Shocking Scientists, Migrates to US Stunning More “But where else would one expect to find a right whale with Irish connections if not off Boston?” They were the words of Padraig Whooley with the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, spoken in reference to a never-before-seen migratory pattern in the Critically Endangered North Atlantic right whale, as he noticed how it mirrored in […] The post Endangered Whale That Turned up in Ireland, Shocking Scientists, Migrates to US Stunning More appeared first on Good News Network.

Endangered Whale That Turned up in Ireland, Shocking Scientists, Migrates to US Stunning More: “But where else would one expect to find a right whale with Irish connections if not off Boston?” They were… @goodnewsnetwork.org #EndangeredWhales #RightWhale #Conservation #MarineLife #WildlifeProtection

Endangered whale's 3,000-mile journey from Ireland to Boston shocks scientists A North Atlantic right whale spotted off Ireland last year has made an "extraordinary" 3,000-mile journey to Boston, scientists say.

A leisurely swim from Ireland's Dongeal Bay to Cape Cod Bay, www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/... #boston #capecodbay #donegalbay #ireland #newenglandaquarium #rightwhale

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#SouthCarolina Territory Migratory #MarineMammal The #Whale by #taiche #redbubble an educational vector illustration. The North Atlantic #rightwhale is the colony's migratory marine mammal and can be found during breeding and calving seasons. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1735...

#Maine fisheries #rightwhale @noaacomms.noaa.gov 👇 PROTECTING OCEANS WILDLIFE for life as we know it on this planet and is more important than politics protecting fishing industry @pingree.house.gov @janetmillsforme.bsky.social

Conservation in Action: Can North Atlantic Right Whales Bounce Back? – [your]NEWS During World War II, North Atlantic right whales were hunted nearly to extinction. Military patrols made it easier to spot them, and whale oil was in high demand for use in wartime industry. By the la...

North Atlantic right whales are on the brink—threatened by ship strikes, entanglement, and habitat loss. Every action counts. Help protect these gentle giants! 🌊

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Two critically endangered North Atlantic right whales have migrated to the Southeast USA.

Please remember to call the hotline if you think you may be seeing a whale. Your call may be the one thing that prevents a vessel (boat) strike.

🐳Whale Hotline: 888-97-WHALE (888-979-4253)
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