NOAA scraps proposed speed limits meant to protect whales around Cape Cod, Islands
The proposed speed limits would have impacted all ferry service to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, as well as ferries from ...
Unusually high number of right whales gathered in 1 spot off New England coast
BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population worldwide, have gathered in an area off the coast of New England.
NOAA drops update vessel to speed rules intended to protect whales
With the Biden administration’s time in office coming to an end, regulators at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
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Right whales can live to 130, but in North America they die young
Groundbreaking research in the late 1990s showed that Arctic-dwelling bowhead whales could live more than 150 or even 200 ...
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NOAA drops speed rules intended to protect whales
The New England Aquarium called the decision a “serious setback for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
A chef's guide to Boston's best clam chowder
Jeremy Sewall has cooked at eateries around the world, but home in Boston, he's known for his clam chowder. Here are his top ...
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The case for — and against — Gov. Healey's sweeping proposal to tighten shelter rules
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing to significantly tighten the rules on who is allowed into the state’s emergency ...
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Nate Oats used Boston Celtics’ approach to attack Kentucky ‘seals’
No. 4 Alabama defeated No. 8 Kentucky, 102-97, on Saturday in Lexington’s Rupp Arena. It was a matchup between two of the ...
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Thousands of Book Lovers Gather for a 25-Hour-Long ‘Moby Dick’ Reading Marathon
The annual event takes place in the Massachusetts town of New Bedford, which is where Herman Melville's celebrated 1851 novel ...
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U.S. Government Agrees to Halt Seafood Imports Tied to Deadly Bycatch of Whales, Dolphins, Other Marine Mammals
Conservation groups reached an agreement today that will require the United States to stop importing seafood that does not meet U.S. standards for protecting marine mammals. The seafood ban will go ...