In The News: Coasts & Oceans

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Researchers whisking away juvenile fish from the wild to a federal hatchery

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Despite the attention paid to every death, we can’t figure out how to save right whales from our deadly waters.

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The report came in from naturalists aboard a whale-watching boat: A 4-year-old whale calf was entangled in fishing rope. He appeared thin, and lesions mottled his body. A few days later, on Oct. 19, 2020, the aerial survey team was finally able to take off in their plane. From high above in their Cessna Skymaster, they scanned the waters below for the calf, taking advantage of a fog-free autumn day when the winds off the Cape Cod coast had tapered to a breeze.

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The good news, the entangled right whale has been spotted again south of Nantucket. The bad news, the right whale is still entangled and has been for weeks. The Center of Coastal Studies have been monitoring the case and are waiting for an opportunity and the conditions to improve (high winds) to disentangle the whale.

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Solutions do exist. ‘It would be great if we could put me out of a job,’ says the coast’s only trained disentangler.

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When it comes to ships, does size play a part in the damage they can do to whales?

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Once hunted to near extinction, North Atlantic right whales are now facing new human threats that could end the species. Here are the people risking their lives to save them.

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Both recreational and conservational activities are undertaken

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he giants in our oceans contribute significantly to the marine ecosystem, both in life and in death. While they swim across the planet’s oceans, whales’ nutrient dense excrement provide sustenance to many species. And when they stop swimming, their carcasses become rich feeding grounds for many other creatures. And as surprising as it may seem, these ocean giants might even play a part in fighting climate change. Is there anything these titans can’t do?

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Confirmation this week that a sixth North Atlantic right whale has died in Canadian waters is devastating for the endangered species because recent growth in the population has been virtually wiped out, a leading whale expert said Friday.