November 12, 2018 — NOAA Fisheries researchers have been looking into how to preserve the shrinking population of critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales.
Officials have concluded that the surest way of protecting the species is by preserving the lives of adult females in the population as a way to promote population growth and recovery.
According to Royal Society Open Science, most right whale deaths are attributed to entanglement in fishing gear and collisions with ships.