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Topic: Whales

Photo of staff from area stranding network teams conduct a necropsy, or postmortem examination, of a stranded humpback whale in Brigantine, New Jersey on January 15, 2023.

NOAA Fisheries to discuss East Coast whale strandings

January 18, 2023

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Photo of staff from area stranding network teams conduct a necropsy, or postmortem examination, of a stranded humpback whale in Brigantine, New Jersey on January 15, 2023.

Image of a migratory whale near a ship.

New protections for endangered whales along the California coast adopted

January 5, 2023

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Image of a migratory whale near a ship.

North Atlantic right whale Medusa and calf, taken under NOAA permit 20556-01.

Researchers monitor offspring for 2023 right whale calving season

December 13, 2022

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North Atlantic right whale Medusa and calf, taken under NOAA permit 20556-01.

These two rare North Atlantic right whales were photographed by the NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Center aerial survey team in May 2016.

NOAA and BOEM announce draft offshore wind, North Atlantic right whale strategy

October 21, 2022

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offshore wind energy

These two rare North Atlantic right whales were photographed by the NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Center aerial survey team in May 2016.

Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back.

Podcast: Slowing down to save North Atlantic right whales

August 18, 2022

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Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back.

Two gray whales.

Celebrating 50 Years of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

August 1, 2022

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Two gray whales.

Photo of humpback whale named Snow Cone (#3560) entangled in fishing gear, sighted off the coast of Georgia with her second calf in December 2021. Her first known calf died from a vessel strike off the coast of New Jersey in June 2020.

NOAA proposes new vessel speed regulations to protect North Atlantic right whales

July 29, 2022

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Photo of humpback whale named Snow Cone (#3560) entangled in fishing gear, sighted off the coast of Georgia with her second calf in December 2021. Her first known calf died from a vessel strike off the coast of New Jersey in June 2020.

North Atlantic right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ sighted December 2, 2021 entangled and with a new calf.

The effects of body size on birth rates in North Atlantic right whales

July 7, 2022

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North Atlantic right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ sighted December 2, 2021 entangled and with a new calf.

Right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ and calf sighted off Fernandina Beach, Florida on January 6, 2022.

Snow Cone update: Right whale mother and calf continue their journey

February 1, 2022

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Right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ and calf sighted off Fernandina Beach, Florida on January 6, 2022.

North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.

'Go slow, whales below': Help save the N. Atlantic right whale

January 18, 2022

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North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.

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