FY20 Appropriations Package Does Right by Right Whales
The first North Atlantic right whale calf spotted in winter 2019. The new appropriations package provides vital funding to help keep this little one safe from...
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
How Will Ropeless Gear Help End Whale Entanglements?
Meet Kim Sawicki , an American scientist currently living and working in Scotland on a Fulbright scholarship. Her goal? To advance the development of ropeless...
We Need To Make All Fishing Safe for Whales
We need to make all fishing safe for whales . This message rang loud and clear during two meetings in Portland, Maine, this week that brought together the...
The Cruel Reality of Right Whale Entanglements
Co-authored by Heather Delanty of NRDC's Oceans Division Body of a North Atlantic right whale found chronically entangled in fishing gear approximately 60...
Scientists Set Record Straight on Right Whale Risk in Maine
“As scientists we call on Maine, together with all New England states and their representatives, to provide their full support for NOAA’s efforts to develop...
NOAA Urged to Protect Right Whales from Deadly Entanglements
NRDC and our members and activists submitted almost 39,000 individual comments telling NOAA to take strong and effective measures to significantly reduce the ri...