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Topic: Whales

Photo of a wind turbines generate electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 07, 2022 near Block Island, Rhode Island.
Frequently asked questions: Offshore wind and whales
January 19, 2023
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Fisheries
Topics:
Offshore wind
whales
Photo of a wind turbines generate electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 07, 2022 near Block Island, Rhode Island.
Photo of staff from area stranding network teams conduct a necropsy, or postmortem examination, of a stranded humpback whale in Brigantine, New Jersey on January 15, 2023.
NOAA Fisheries to discuss East Coast whale strandings
January 18, 2023
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Fisheries
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whales
media teleconference
Photo of staff from area stranding network teams conduct a necropsy, or postmortem examination, of a stranded humpback whale in Brigantine, New Jersey on January 15, 2023.
Image of a migratory whale near a ship.
New protections for endangered whales along the California coast adopted
January 5, 2023
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Fisheries
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whales
Image of a migratory whale near a ship.
North Atlantic right whale Medusa and calf, taken under NOAA permit 20556-01.
Researchers monitor offspring for 2023 right whale calving season
December 13, 2022
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Fisheries
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whales
North Atlantic right whale Medusa and calf, taken under NOAA permit 20556-01.
These two rare North Atlantic right whales were photographed by the NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Center aerial survey team in May 2016.
NOAA and BOEM announce draft offshore wind, North Atlantic right whale strategy
October 21, 2022
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Fisheries
Ocean & Coasts
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whales
alternative energy
offshore wind energy
These two rare North Atlantic right whales were photographed by the NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Center aerial survey team in May 2016.
Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back.
Podcast: Slowing down to save North Atlantic right whales
August 18, 2022
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Fisheries
Topics:
whales
safety
Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back.
Two gray whales.
Celebrating 50 Years of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
August 1, 2022
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Fisheries
Topics:
whales
marine life
Two gray whales.
Photo of humpback whale named  Snow Cone (#3560) entangled in fishing gear, sighted off the coast of Georgia with her second calf in December 2021. Her first known calf died from a vessel strike off the coast of New Jersey in June 2020.
NOAA proposes new vessel speed regulations to protect North Atlantic right whales
July 29, 2022
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Fisheries
Topics:
whales
Photo of humpback whale named  Snow Cone (#3560) entangled in fishing gear, sighted off the coast of Georgia with her second calf in December 2021. Her first known calf died from a vessel strike off the coast of New Jersey in June 2020.
North Atlantic right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ sighted December 2, 2021 entangled and with a new calf.
The effects of body size on birth rates in North Atlantic right whales
July 7, 2022
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Fisheries
Topics:
whales
North Atlantic right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ sighted December 2, 2021 entangled and with a new calf.
Right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ and calf sighted off Fernandina Beach, Florida on January 6, 2022.
Snow Cone update: Right whale mother and calf continue their journey
February 1, 2022
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Fisheries
Topics:
whales
Right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ and calf sighted off Fernandina Beach, Florida on January 6, 2022.

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