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2018 Archive:

December 30, 2018
Government Shutdown Begins to Harm North Atlantic Right Whales

December 29, 2018
First North Atlantic Right Whale Calf of 2018-2019 Season Sighted Off Florida

December 27, 2018
North Atlantic Right Whale Sighted Off South Carolina

December 21, 2018
Canada Creates Two Critical Habitat Areas Off Pacific Coast

December 18, 2018
Speed Restrictions Implemented on East Coast

December 15, 2018
North Atlantic Right Whales Return to Georgia

December 14, 2018
North Atlantic Right Whales Return to Cape Cod Bay

December 13, 2018
Special Report: Newfoundland Oil Spill Largest in Province's History - Part I

December 8, 2018
Special Report: Trump Administration Approves Seismic Blasting in Atlantic Ocean

November 24, 2018
Company Applies for Seismic Blasting Permit in Arctic Refuge

November 23, 2018
NOAA Implements Voluntary Speed Restrictions Near Nantucket

November 20, 2018
Canada Lifts Speed Restrictions in Gulf of St. Lawrence

November 19, 2018
Protecting Adult Females Key to Population Growth

November 14, 2018
Estimated 408 North Atlantic Right Whales Remain

November 11, 2018
Sea Turtle Killed by Poachers in Nicaragua

November 10, 2018
Leatherback Turtle Killed by Plastic Pollution in Massachusetts

November 8, 2018
Canada Urged to Expand Fisheries Closures to Save Right Whales - CBD

November 4, 2018
Navy Limiting Sonar and Explosions in Right Whale Habitat

October 24, 2018
10th Annual Right Whale Festival To Be Held November 3rd

October 21, 2018
North Atlantic Right Whale Found Dead Off Nantucket

October 14, 2018
Fishing Gear Regulations Possibly Making Entanglements Worse

September 29, 2018
Researchers Collaborate On Right Whale Survey in Canada

September 3, 2018
Protect Right Whales Endorses Mike Capuano for Congress

September 3, 2018
North Atlantic Right Whale Found Dead Near Martha's Vineyard

August 10, 2018
Grieving Orca Carries Deceased Calf For 17 Days

August 5, 2018
North Atlantic Right Whale Disentangled Near Grand Manan Island

August 3, 2018
Infamous Japanese Whaling Ship Conducting Research in North Pacific

July 27, 2018
North Atlantic Right Whales Sighted in Grand Manan Basin - NEAQ

July 23, 2018
North Atlantic Right Whale Sighted Off Iceland Coast

July 21, 2018
Icelandic Company Continuing Slaughter of Endangered Whales

July 20, 2018
Canada Launching New Noise Pollution Research

July 20, 2018
New Fishing Area Closures in Gulf of St. Lawrence

July 13, 2018
Entangled Whale Sighted Near Miscou Island, New Brunswick

July 7, 2018
DFO Investigating Traps Placed In Right Whale Protection Zones

July 7, 2018
New Speed Restrictions Introduced South of Nantucket

July 7, 2018
International Save the Vaquita Day

June 30, 2018
North Pacific Right Whale Sighted Off Haida Gwaii In Canada

June 25, 2018
DFO Implements Seventh Fishing Area Closure of June 2018

June 8, 2018
New Legislation Introduced To Protect North Atlantic Right Whales

May 30, 2018
Canadian Scientists Conduct Aerial Surveys To Find Right Whales - CBC

May 27, 2018
Presence of Right Whales Leads To More Fishery Closures - CBC

May 23, 2018
Six Fisheries Closed After Right Whales Spotted in Gulf of St. Lawrence - CBC

May 1, 2018
Coast Guard, NOAA Increase Efforts to Protect North Atlantic Right Whale - Cape Cod Today

April 26, 2018
Emergency Regulations Implemented To Protect Right Whales - WDC

April 24, 2018
Whale Sightings Continue in Marshfield and Hull, MA - Patriot Ledger

March 31, 2018
Truly Alarming: No New Babies For Endangered Right Whales - NH1

March 30, 2018
Conservation Groups Sue To Protect Right Whales - Cape Cod Times

March 28, 2018
Protections for Right Whales in Gulf of St. Lawrence Strengthened For 2018 - The Telegram

March 20, 2018
Snow Crab Fishery's 'Sustainable' Label Suspended - CBC

March 10, 2018
North Atlantic Right Whales Are Near Extinction - New York Times

January 31, 2018
North Atlantic Right Whale Found Dead in Virginia Was Killed by Canadian Snow Crab Gear

January 19, 2018
North Atlantic Right Whales Return to Cape Cod Bay - Cape Cod Times