Nov 06, 2024
Building the Momentum for Ropeless Fishing
Getting entangled in fishing gear is a major threat to right whales. Solutions are available.
Campaign: Right Whales
Jul 02, 2024
Right Whale Vessel Strike Protections Sought By Nov. 1
Conservation groups are pushing for long-delayed federal action to finalize expanded vessel strike protections for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.
Jun 25, 2024
A North Atlantic Right Whale Family Tree
Ship and boat strikes and entanglements in fishing gear are harming right whale families.
Jun 13, 2024
Offshore Wind and Right Whales Can Coexist. Here’s How.
Seven guidelines for how North Atlantic right whales and offshore wind can share the sea as safely as possible.
May 14, 2024
Monitoring Rights Whales Can Help Protect Them, But Only a New Vessel Speed Rule Will Save Them
Tracking and monitoring North Atlantic right whales can help scientists protect them, but stronger policies are needed.
Apr 02, 2024
Conservation Groups Decry Yet Another Preventable Right Whale Death
“How many more right whales need to die before we stop the carnage?” said Erica Fuller, senior counsel at the Conservation Law Foundation. “We have a solution — a seasonal 10 knot vessel speed restriction. Yet the Biden administration continues to condone policies that are driving the species toward extinction.”
Mar 01, 2024
Fossil Fuel Interests and Dark Money Donors Are Behind Opposition to Offshore Wind
Climate deniers and fossil fuel interests are quietly fueling an anti-offshore wind misinformation campaign
Feb 16, 2024
Critically endangered whale dies due to inaction of Biden administration
“She was found 20 miles off the coast, and we’ll probably never know exactly where she was hit,” said Erica Fuller, Senior Counsel at Conservation Law Foundation. “But what we do know, is that the seasonal speed zones need to be bigger and the regulated boats need to be smaller than the current rule. These deaths are tragic and preventable; it’s past time for regulators to move forward with the protections that these critically endangered whales need to survive.”
Feb 14, 2024
Maine Fishing Gear Found on Dead Right Whale
“Entanglements are a constant threat to right whales, cutting their lives short and painting a disheartening future for this species,” said Erica Fuller, CLF Senior Counsel. “There have been concerns about the threat Maine fishing gear poses to right whales for years. It’s time to move forward with new fishing practices to give these endangered whales a chance at survival.”
Feb 13, 2024
Protections for North Atlantic Right Whales Overdue
“The saddest aspect of the last several years is the avoidable deaths of calves that didn’t even make it to their first birthday,” said Erica Fuller, senior counsel at Conservation Law Foundation. “Good intentions will not save right whales; a strong vessel speed rule will save right whales. The government needs to act with the urgency that the situation demands.”
