One of the world's rarest #whales grows in population https://phys.org/news/2025-10-world-rarest-whales-atlantic-home.html

"The #NorthAtlanticRightWhale now numbers an estimated 384 #animals, up 8 whales from the previous year. The whales have shown a trend of slow population growth over the past 4 years. It's a welcome development in the wake of a troubling decline in the previous decade... New measures in #Canada to keep them safe amid their increased presence in the Gulf of St. Lawrence have been especially important"

#Conservation

North Atlantic Right Whale, 2025 (Wildlife by Schleich)

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Right whales of the genus Eubalaena are large, robust baleen whales that were heavily hunted by whalers for their high blubber content (up to 40% of their body […]

Read more... https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/north-atlantic-right-whale-2025-wildlife-by-schleich/

#Eubalaena #EubalaenaGlacialis #NorthAtlanticRightWhale

Senator #SusanCollins is Disappointed with the #NorthAtlanticRightWhale

https://youtu.be/zcBFYKdm-o0

#LobsterIndustry #ExtinctionEvents #MarineMammals #satire #MarthaPrevite #JimEarl

📝 🌊This week, we submitted comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Empire #OffshoreWind project, urging the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to consider:

1️⃣ The #climatechange impacts facing the project
2️⃣ The climate risks facing #marinemammals such as the #NorthAtlanticRightWhale if the project does not move forward

📄Read the blog post by our climate law fellow Matthew Eisenson: https://bit.ly/3ZIqclP

🗨Read the comment letter here: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Attachment%201%20Sabin%20Center%20Comments%20on%20Empire%20Wind%20DEIS.pdf

Been meaning to post my 1st #Mastodon thread about this.

If you haven’t been following this issue, this reporting from @NPR on the #NorthAtlanticRightWhale & #lobster is the most complete & accurate accounting so far. A key point others have glossed over/missed, which they succinctly summarize: “A federal court ruled this summer that the new regulations, while intended to protect right whales, does not fully meet the legal obligations that fixed-gear fisheries have for doing so.”