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PublishedDecember 18, 2024
Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to die
The critically endangered North Atlantic right whales number less than 400, and the species faces existential threats from entanglement in gear and collisions with ships.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2024
Whale carcass washes up on Kennebunk shore
The whale, a female officials called 'Lollipop,' washed up on Strawberry Island – off the Kennebunk coast – overnight Friday into Saturday, after being seen off the coast of Wells.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2024
Wells officials monitoring deceased humpback whale
It is the third deceased whale found in Maine waters since June.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2024
Breaching whale slams into power boat, flipping it off Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Two fishermen were rescued by two Maine brothers who were boating nearby and shot video of the incident Tuesday.
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PublishedJune 25, 2024
Whale found dead off Harpswell was a humpback
This is the second humpback whale found dead in Maine waters this month.
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PublishedJune 25, 2024
Plans in works to remove dead whale from Harpswell
The town contemplates how to dispose of whale carcass near Cribstone Bridge.
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PublishedJune 13, 2024
Large number of whales spotted off New England includes endangered species
The whales are 'swimming in harms way' until the U.S. finalizes strict rules to protect them from collisions with large ships and entanglement in commercial fishing gear, one activist says.
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PublishedJune 11, 2024
Humpback whale found in Casco Bay likely died from drowning linked to tangled fishing gear
The whale, known as Chunk, was hauled from Casco Bay into the Portland Harbor on June 6 with fishing gear wrapped around its tail. The source of the fishing gear has not yet been announced.
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PublishedJune 6, 2024
Dead humpback whale tangled in fishing gear pulled from Casco Bay
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is leading the investigation into the death of the whale known to marine scientists as 'Chunk.'
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PublishedMarch 5, 2024
A whale native to the North Pacific is sighted off New England. Climate change could be why
The Northwest Passage, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean in Canada, has lacked ice in the summertime in recent years, enabling gray whales to travel through it.
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