Right Whales
3 endangered right whales prompt closure of Cape Cod Canal
Saving endangered right whales pits advocates against lobstermen
What we know — and don’t know — about offshore wind and whale deaths
Slow Zone for Ocean City Boaters Recommended After Right Whales Detection
A whale veterinary scientist describes the plight of whales in unsparing detail
One Planet: We are all whalers — The plight of whales and our responsibility
Dead whales and tough economics bedevil Biden’s massive wind energy push
Scientist calls 6-year delay in Maine lobster rules ‘mind-boggling’
Want to save the whales? Reconsider the lobster, some say.
North Atlantic Right whale population drops to about 340, worrying scientists
Robotic buoys developed to keep Atlantic right whales safe
Right whales giving birth a cause for excitement, but not enough to save endangered species
Despite threats from fellow fishermen, lobstermen press Mass. to allow ropeless fishing in closed areas
To protect right whales, some areas along the coast, such as Cape Cod Bay, have since 2015 been closed to lobster fishing between February and May, when large numbers of them feed in those waters.
Whales untangled? State contemplates opening closed areas to fishermen using ropeless gear
Because scientists have determined that the human impact on right whales needs to be limited to less than one fatality a year if the species is to avoid extinction, regulators have been unwilling to open closed areas to fishermen, even those using ropeless technology.
Whale Safe
For Mark Baumgartner, Whale Safe is the natural evolution of WHOI’s work with passive acoustics
The Right Tools for Right Whales
Lonati’s methodology involves looking for whales, then hovering the university’s dual-gimbal DJI Matrice 210 V2 drone over a whale when it surfaces, capturing high-resolution images using an RGB camera at 20m above the ocean surface, then descending to 10m to capture a reading of the whale’s internal body temperature via its blowhole using an infrared camera. It is worth noting that drones have been deployed by researchers before to gather information about whales.