If effectively managed, marine protected areas like Stellwagen Bank can offer sanctuary to species including those targeted by commercial fisheries. Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is one of ...

SCITUATE – Massachusetts Environmental Police officers off the coast of Scituate received a visit from one of the whales they were working to protect on Monday. Officers patrolling Stellwagen Bank, ...

STELLWAGEN BANK - Rescuers saved a humpback whale who was tangled in fishing gear on Stellwagen Bank on Monday morning. The whale is known to the Center for Costal Studies (CCS) Humpback Whale Studies ...

A humpback whale tangled in fishing gear was rescued Monday morning off Stellwagen Bank along with her seven-month-old calf, according to the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown. The Marine ...

Two humpback whales delighted patrol officers after greeting them with a "warm welcome" in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts. Footage and photos shared by the Massachusetts ...

Officers received a "warm welcome" from some of the "locals" while patrolling Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Monday. Massachusetts Environmental Police officers received a “warm welcome” ...

The Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is a busy place. Roughly 21 miles offshore from Boston’s harbor, the waters are a rich fishing ground, a whale migration route, a shipping channel, and a ...

Jan. 10—The management plan for Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is being revised, and NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is seeking the public's input this week and next. The ...

Ithaca, N.Y. – Mariners along the U.S. east coast can now download a new iPad and iPhone application which warns them when they enter areas of high risk of collision with critically endangered North ...