CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African couple found themselves in a rare situation when they witnessed a humpback whale “supergroup” c…
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UPDATE: A postmortem necropsy performed by MERR determined the whale had bleeding under its skin - subdermal hemorrhaging - and a broken jaw on the right side, often associated with a large ship strike.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says the state is experiencing higher-than-average numbers of marine animal strandings compared to previous years.
A dead humpback whale found in the Indian River Bay last week has finally been washed back out to sea.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has reported a dead whale in Delaware waters.
The Biden Administration has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have required more ships to slow down off the Atlantic coast and expanded sl…
Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking neighbors and visitors to keep an eye out for marine mammals and sea turtles while enjoying coastal and tidal waterways through the rest of the summer.
The Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation (MERR) Institute has announced the death of a young pilot whale on the shore of the Indian River Inlet this week.
NOAA Fisheries has announced a request from US Wind, Inc. for a Letter of Authorization that would cover potential negative impacts to small numbers of marine mammals during construction of US Wind’s offshore wind project.
An independent scientific agency that advises the federal government on policies that could impact marine mammals said there is no evidence li…