"It would be crippling to Nantucket economically and probably pretty much any other way you can think of. They would probably ...

Strict vessel speed restrictions proposed to protect right whales in Nantucket Sound would be devastating to the island's ...

The endangered whales are North Atlantic right whales, which number fewer than 400 and are vulnerable to ship collisions and ...

Amid a torrent of alarming headlines calling out rising sea temperatures, melting ice sheets and struggling coral reefs, new ...

The current population of the North Atlantic right whale stands at less than 400 as the species has grown increasingly ...

Three critically endangered North Atlantic right whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the United States’ ...

A study commissioned by the affluent Massachusetts island says loss of high-speed ferry service would result in a 10 percent ...

A North Atlantic right whale was seen near North Carolina wrapped in fishing rope and buoys. Two others were spotted off ...

Nantucket leaders' fear about the economic effect of proposed vessel speed limits are backed by a new study. Limits are ...

The sighting comes just one week after two North Atlantic right whales were seen entangled in fishing gear southeast of ...