Capt. Brian Bacon is owner and operator of Big Game Sportfishing Charters in South Kingstown. A recent ad in The Providence Journal focused on growing concern over whale mortalities along the Atlantic ...

Right now, boats over 65 feet in length must slow to 10 knots in certain zones and certain times to avoid fatal strikes of right whales. NOAA wants to extend those restrictions to boats 35 feet in ...

Dr. Ben Renfroe was fishing about 30 miles offshore of his hometown of Pensacola recently, "running and gunning, looking for schools of fish" when a whale he estimated to be about 50 feet long crested ...

Whale sanctuaries have speed limits during whale season. That is what makes them a sanctuary and a relatively safe place for whales to mate and give birth. So why is that not the case here on Maui?

There are many issues which could have a significant impact on the future of sport fishing—a significant one is the proposed changes to the North Atlantic right whale vessel-speed-reduction rule. In ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s been two years since NOAA proposed amendments to federal vessel speed restrictions to protect Georgia’s state marine mammal, the North Atlantic Right Whale. Scientists ...

Since COVID-19 hit, the federal government has insisted that we “follow the science” to protect ourselves. Other parts of the federal bureaucracy, however, make life-altering decisions without the ...