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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a review of the whale's status on Tuesday that said the whale "is continuing to decline and has not met many of the recovery criteria outlined" in its recovery plan.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the new proposed rules, which are designed to protect the last remaining North Atlantic right whales, last month.
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The right whale has been on the endangered species list since 1970. There are fewer than 350 left.
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The 39-year-old mom has at least four grand-offspring — making her a pillar of the surviving right whale population, which has shrunk down to just 336.
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The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world's most endangered large whales, with fewer than 400 remaining, according to NOAA Fisheres.
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North Atlantic right whales have been listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act since 1970.
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In a new push to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, Massachusetts lobstermen were required this year to substitute parts of their regular ropes with “weak” ropes.
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Federal officials have issued new regulations for the lobster and Jonah crab fisheries that are designed to protect North Atlantic right whales from entanglements in gear.