Genetic research has revealed that Right Whales living in the North Pacific Ocean, are actually a unique species, not a sub population of the Northern Right Whale. A study published in the journal ...

Northern Atlantic right whales primarily are found in Atlantic coastal waters on the continental shelf. Sightings of North Pacific right whales have been reported as far south as central Baja ...

North Pacific right whales were favored by hunters because ... However, illegal Soviet whaling in the 1960s in the northern Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea again pushed the species toward extinction.

Northern Pacific right whales, which are listed as endangered, can weigh up to 100 tons, grow to 45 to 64 feet long and live at least 70 years, according to NOAA. It’s estimated that fewer than ...

But illegal Soviet whaling in the 1960s in the northern Gulf of ... such as humpbacks, gray whales and blue whales — populations of the North Pacific right whale have been much slower to recover.

“I’m encouraged that North Pacific right whales may get these badly needed protections ... north of Unimak Pass and near Kodiak Island and St. Lawrence Island in the northern Bering Sea. “Given that ...

North Pacific right whales were nearly driven to extinction ... However, illegal Soviet whaling in the 1960s in the northern Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea again pushed the species toward extinction.

By the end of the ride, the group had counted more than 2,000 dolphins, including light gray baby calves, several hundred ...

Right whales have been listed as endangered since the early 1970s. It's believed that perhaps 11,000 of the slow-moving whales once swam the Northern Pacific. Current estimates put the number at ...

Off California, a North Pacific right whale, one of fewer than 50 in U.S. waters, lingered near a research boat for 20 ...

But illegal Soviet whaling in the 1960s in the northern Gulf of ... such as humpbacks, gray whales and blue whales — populations of the North Pacific right whale have been much slower to recover.