Right Whales

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.

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.

The right whale has been on the endangered species list since 1970. There are fewer than 350 left.

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.

The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world's most endangered large whales, with fewer than 400 remaining, according to NOAA Fisheres.

North Atlantic right whales have been listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act since 1970.

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.

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.