Pat Keliher has served as commissioner for the Department of Marine Resources for 14 years, the longest anyone has held that ...

A marine scientist, a politician and a lobsterman walk onto a dock. Together, in frigid wind chill, they're pulling ...

Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher will leave the ...

“I urge fishermen to work together to reduce the amount of gear and endlines in the area in order to protect both the right whales as well as the future of the Maine lobster fishery.” The ...

"I urge fishermen to work together to reduce the amount of gear and endlines in the area in order to protect both the right whales as well as the future of the Maine lobster fishery." The whales ...

An endangered North Atlantic right whale and her calf were spotted splashing in waters off of New York City last week — ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP)- Koala and Curlew, two North Atlantic Right Whales, were recently spotted in the Gulf—an ...

Seafood Watch downgraded the rating of Maine’s most valuable catch in 2022 to address industry impacts on the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Seafood Watch had originally designated the f ...

Lethal entanglement in lobster fishing gear is one of the biggest threats to the North Atlantic right whale, which numbers less than 380 and is in decline. The other major threat is collisions ...

The Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) and industry allies recently scored a court victory against the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, allowing a lawsuit over the “red” listing of lobster to move ...

Scientists at Rutgers University developed a computer program that uses artificial intelligence to predict movements and ...

Koala and Curlew, a pair of female North Atlantic right whales, are a long way from their usual course, and potentially in greater danger. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.