Dictionary definition: right whale

Dictionary definition: baleen whale
The Oxford American College Dictionary;      212 words ...ba·leen whale • n. a whale (suborder Mysticeti) that has plates of whalebone in the mouth for straining plankton from the water. Baleen whales include the rorquals, humpback, right whales, and gray whale.

Article: Observation of a Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) ...
Aquatic Mammals;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... calving ground for the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis). On 1 January ... s standard aerial survey, a single right whale was observed at the surface 17 nmi east ... have been interpreted as a birth of a right whale calf. Key Words: Right whale, Eubalaena ...

Transcript: Analysis: Maritime shipping lanes change to help preserve the ...
NPR All Things Considered;  December 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... to help preserve the North Atlantic right whale Host: LYNN NEARY, MICHELE NORRIS Time ... just got better for the North Atlantic right whale. It's the rarest species of whale ... born. This week, an unusual group of right whale advocates took steps to change that ...

Transcript: SNOWE ANNOUNCES $75,000 GRANT FOR RIGHT WHALE ...
Capitol Hill Press Releases;  August 11, 1998 ;     518 words ... ... SNOWE ANNOUNCES $75,000 GRANT FOR RIGHT WHALE RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AT NEW ENGLAND ... research and conservation of the Northern right whale. The New England Aquarium has been ... conservation efforts for the Northern Right Whale, and I am very pleased that the aquarium ...

Article: WHOI Right Whale Initiative accelerates research to ...
Oceanus;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... whaling was banned, the North Atlantic right whale population has not recovered. Only ... plan to accelerate our understanding of right whale habits and habitats. The Institute began a Right Whale Research and Conservation Initiative ...

Article: NEW SPEED REGULATION BEGINS FOR MARINERS TRANSITING SEASONAL ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 11, 2008 ;     585 words ... ... initiated enforcement of the Northern Right Whale strike reduction rule Tuesday to ensure ... critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale. The National Marine Fisheries service ... Rules of the Road, especially during Right Whale season. The coastal waters between ...

Article: Signs lend hope for the right whale's recovery ...
International Herald Tribune;  March 18, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... 18-2009 Signs lend hope for the right whale's recovery Record births, and ship ... circle. And there, below, were a right whale mother and her new calf, barely breaking ... centuries that things are looking up for the right whale. They say the species offers proof ...