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O’Brien theorized that the whale may have traveled from the West Coast through waters north of Canada and down the Maine coast.
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Massachusetts Lobstermen are looking for a new way to fish during an annual 3-month-long closure established to protect migrating whales. CAI’s Eve Zuckoff reports they’ve just been awarded a 1.2 million grant to develop technology on their own.
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In the Whale will screen at this year's Provincetown International Film Festival. It profiles local lobster diver Michael Packard, who made headlines worldwide when he said he was nearly swallowed by a humpback whale.
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The brig, called Industry, was hunting for sperm whales when it went down in a storm in 1836. It’s a unique find — in part because of the multiracial crew, said Monica Allen, director of public affairs for NOAA Research, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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A new analysis finds that each great whale in the ocean is worth $2 million. Not only because they are the source of tourism revenue, but because they are…
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People in different countries often speak different languages. And even within a community, different groups may have distinct dialects or slang. Turns…
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Only 524 North Atlantic right whales remain on the Planet, plus four calves who were born this season. On The Point, we talk with scientists from the…
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In just a few decades, we’ve gone from hunting whales to protecting them. But many are still endangered, and they face a barrage of potential threats.…
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A team of whale experts has disentangled its seventh whale off of Cape Cod this year.Recreational fishermen east of Chatham saw the nearly 2-year-old…
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Last summer, the New Bedford whaleship Charles W. Morgan sailed around New England after an extensive restoration. The Morgan gained fame as the last…