Hard Times for the Right WhaleResearchers Work to Prevent the Extinction of an Endangered Species
Woods Hole Currents: Volume 10, Number 4, 2004
Table of Contents

The Tale of the Whale
Putting a population to the test

The North Atlantic Right Whale
A species on the edge of extinction struggles to recover

The Collision Course of Whales and Humans
Ships and right whales are meeting too often at sea

Taking the Right Approach to Whales
A conversation with marine mammal researcher Michael Moore

One Sailboat. Six People. 18,000 Miles
Night watches, flying fish, and more tales of a 13-month voyage

Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave
Fishing lines are snaring the unwanted bycatch

A Slippery Rope
An experiment in flossing with fishing line

The Death of Churchill
The final days of a right whale caught in man's snares

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