The Maine Marine Patrol identified the mammal discovered Saturday as a minke whale.
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Georgia congressman wants to block federal agency from slowing boats to protect endangered whales
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, a Republican whose district includes Georgia’s 100-mile coast, said NOAA’s proposed enhanced slowdown rules would be restrictive enough to cause charter fishing boats to quit the business and to disrupt the efficiency of busy seaports like the Port of Savannah.
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Bringing Lolita home: How to release a long-captive orca?
While advocates hope to bring Lolita to a whale sanctuary in the Pacific Northwest, they know she might never again swim freely with her endangered family, including the nearly century-old whale believed to be her mother.
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Inbreeding emerges as critical problem for endangered orcas, researchers say
Female killer whales take about 20 years to reach peak fertility, and the females may not be living long enough to ensure the growth of their population.
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A whale veterinary scientist describes the plight of whales in unsparing detail
In ‘We are All Whalers,’ scientist Michael J. Moore lays the blame on all of us.
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Vessel strike blamed for humpback whale’s death in New York
Officials said the whale’s level of decomposition indicated that it had died several days before washing ashore, contradicting early reports that the animal had beached itself while it was alive.
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Stranded humpback whale in New York is latest to die along East Coast
Researchers hope to perform a necropsy to better understand what might have caused the whale to beach itself.
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‘No evidence’ offshore wind killing whales in New Jersey-New York, groups say
Many of New Jersey’s leading environmental groups voice support for the industry, and decry what they term a false narrative that the industry’s testing activities are harming or killing whales.
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Dead humpback whale found washed ashore on island off Maine coast
The 31-foot whale was found Sunday on Inner Heron Island off the coast of South Bristol.
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After lobster ruling, federal regulators mull how to quickly reduce risks for right whales
Among possible measures: limits on traps, reductions in the number of lines and a longer seasonal closure of lobstering waters.