At the end of January, an endangered female North Atlantic right whale washed ashore on Martha’s Vineyard. Federal officials found rope twisted around the dead whale’s tail, which had worn away flesh over time, evidence of a “chronic entanglement,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  On Wednesday, NOAA confirmed that these sea-worn ropes … Continue reading A Beached Whale Has Reignited the Fight Between Conservationists and Maine’s Lobster Industry