And while many vacationers travel here to catch sight of moose and puffins, whale watching is a popular activity in Maine, too. A guided tour will put you in the hands of an experienced local who ...

A dead whale has been spotted floating in the water close to shore in Harpswell. Harpswell Marine Resources & Harbor Management said on Monday, June 24, that the whale was in Wills Gut near the ...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Federal biologists say Maine fishing gear killed an endangered right whale that washed up on Martha’s ...

The team was exploring the Gulf of Maine on Nov. 5 when they caught a glimpse of Pediddle, a North Atlantic right whale, and her 10-month-old calf, the aquarium said in a Nov. 16 news release.

WASHINGTON— NOAA Fisheries announced today that fishing gear found entangling a dead North Atlantic right whale that washed ashore on Martha’s Vineyard in late January is linked to the state of Maine.