Greg Skomal's phone rang in late September of 2004. The caller said that a large shark, possibly a white shark, had been marooned in a tidal salt pond on Naushon Island, just southwest of Woods Hole, ...

Even though it's been a tough year, the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium is sharing some positive news for the critically endangered species. The organization's 2023 right whale population study, ...

An Atlantic White Shark Conservancy boat and crew work to tag a Great White Shark in the waters off the shore in Cape Cod, Massachusetts on July 13, 2019. On July 13 and 14 five great whites were ...

In June 2024, the Canadian government lifted the moratorium on northern cod fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador after 32 years. The decision was controversial because cod numbers had not recovered ...

The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population has ticked up again, according to local researchers who say they’re “cautiously optimistic” about the species. The updated population ...

PROVINCETOWN - Researchers got a glimpse of some critically endangered whales in Cape Cod Bay for the first time this season. The Center for Coastal Studies says scientists on board a research boat ...

PORTLAND, Maine — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giant animals, according to scientists who ...