In the Gulf of Maine, the entanglement of humpback whales in fishing gear is a
substantial source of human-caused mortality. The current mortality and serious injury of
humpback whales in the Gulf of Maine is twice the ...
North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) are one of the most critically
endangered large whales in the world, with an estimate of 300 animals remaining. Despite
international protection from whaling since 1935 ...