Ashored's Times & Tails

Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute/taken under NOAA permit 24359. Credit and permit number required for use. Aerial survey funded by NOAA Fisheries and Georgia DNR. During a routine aerial survey on December 3, teams from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Clearwater Marine Aquarium spotted something alarming roughly 10 miles off Jekyll Island, Georgia — a young North Atlantic right whale wrapped in heavy rope. According to NOAA’s Southea

Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA Fisheries Permit #26919 The number of large whales entangled in fishing...

A single North Atlantic right whale sighting has triggered an automatic 15-day closure in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. On June 16, officials...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced that the commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fishing season...

In addition to the direct threat of whale entanglement caused by fixed gear fishing methodologies in the North Atlantic, there exists a...

The Earth's oceans are vital to the health of our planet and have long served as a source of sustenance and livelihood for countless...