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MEDIA CONTACT:
Pam Bechtold Snyder,
psnyder@neaq.org
; 617-686-5068
March 4, 2021
Bluespotted maskrays born at New England Aquarium
March 1, 2021
Aquarium scientists urge more aggressive measures to reduce entanglement risk for North Atlantic right whales
March 1, 2021
Statement on proposed federal rule to reduce risk of whale entanglements
Feb. 24, 2021
Study finds human-caused North Atlantic right whale deaths are being undercounted
Feb. 10, 2021
Ice sculpture on Central Wharf Plaza to celebrate 40 years of Aquarium’s Right Whale Research Program
Feb. 9, 2021
New statewide report urges fast action to address increasing ocean acidification in Massachusetts waters
Feb. 3, 2021
Aquarium to welcome back visitors on February 5, media invited to reopening
Jan. 28, 2021
Sea turtle rescue operation deemed a success amid pandemic
Jan. 27, 2021
Aquarium applauds signing of latest executive order addressing climate crisis
Jan. 26, 2021
New England Aquarium to reopen on February 5
Jan. 20, 2021
Statement on Monument being recognized in first day of executive actions
Jan. 20, 2021
Statement on United States reentering Paris Climate Agreement
Jan. 14, 2021
New BBC nature series focuses on Cape Cod sea turtle rescues
Jan. 12, 2021
Study finds future too warm for baby sharks
Dec. 29, 2020
Five new members join Aquarium Board of Trustees
Dec. 21, 2020
New Population of Blue Whales Discovered in the Western Indian Ocean
Dec. 17, 2020
Sightings of three North Atlantic right whale calves this month offer some hope for the critically endangered species
Dec. 16, 2020
Cape Cod’s annual sea turtle rescue season sets new records
Dec. 3, 2020
New North Atlantic right whale names for 2020 unveiled
Nov. 28, 2020
Organizations come together to save endangered turtles after transport flight encounters challenges
Nov. 23, 2020
Sea turtle rescue and rehab work continues during ongoing stranding season
Nov. 19, 2020
Increasing number of stranded sea turtles receiving life-saving care at Aquarium
Nov. 17, 2020
Study improves ability to predict how whales travel through their ocean habitat
Nov. 12, 2020
New England Aquarium announces Virtual Academy programming for students
Oct. 30, 2020
New England Aquarium seals get in Halloween spirit
Oct. 29, 2020
Statement on North Atlantic right whale population estimate
Oct. 28, 2020
SeaAhead and New England Aquarium announce the BlueSwell incubator’s first cohort of selected startups
Oct. 16, 2020
New England Aquarium scientists identify entangled North Atlantic right whale off New Jersey as 4-year-old male
Oct. 8, 2020
Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales continue to move as feeding patterns shift this summer
Oct. 2020
New England Aquarium announces theme nights for extended late Fridays
Sept. 8, 2020
New Octopus, Tatoosh, Makes Debut at New England Aquarium
Sept. 2020
New England Aquarium announces extended late Friday nights and new Fall hours
Aug. 24, 2020
Aquarium researchers spot over 950 animals at Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
August 17, 2020
New England Aquarium welcomes two respected shark experts to the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life
July 30, 2020
New England Aquarium announces reopening of Simons Theatre on Aug. 1 at reduced capacity
July 16, 2020
New England Aquarium opposes continued weakening of U.S. environmental laws
July 9, 2020
New England Aquarium calls for US, Canadian governments to take stronger actions to save North Atlantic right whales
July 7, 2020
New England Aquarium announces reopening plans for July 16
June 29, 2020
New England Aquarium launches virtual animal encounters
June 28, 2020
North Atlantic right whale found dead off New Jersey identified
June 18, 2020
SeaAhead and New England Aquarium announce launch of BlueSwell Incubator Program
June 16, 2020
Study evaluates stress level of rehabilitated sea turtles during transport to warmer waters
June 8, 2020
Aquarium mounts letter-writing campaign to oppose President Trump’s rollback of protections for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
June 5, 2020
Statement on Trump Administration’s rollback of protections for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
May 13, 2020
Right whales and their calves on the move into Canada
May 1, 2020
New England Aquarium launches live web cameras
Apr. 23, 2020
Individual North Atlantic right whales are in much poorer condition than Southern right whales, study finds
Apr. 16, 2020
New England Aquarium ceases marine mammal field responses; NOAA to assist with seal, dolphin, and whale strandings as of May 1
Apr. 14, 2020
New England Aquarium urges Congress to support $6 billion in emergency relief funding for U.S. aquariums, zoos, and museums
Apr. 10, 2020
Statement on federal judge’s ruling in support of North Atlantic right whale protections
Apr. 3, 2020
New England Aquarium takes decisive cost-cutting measures designed to preserve the long-term viability of the institution in the face of COVID-19
Apr. 3, 2020
North Atlantic right whales continue springtime influx into Massachusetts waters
Mar. 31, 2020
Rescued sea turtles from New England Aquarium flown to Georgia and released back into the wild
Mar. 30, 2020
North Atlantic Right Whale Catalog public website, documenting more than 750 endangered whales since 1935, gets re-boot
Mar. 30, 2020
Actor Alan Alda’s podcast features New England Aquarium octopus and author Sy Montgomery
Mar. 16, 2020
Aquarium offering virtual programming during temporary closures
Mar. 11, 2020
New England Aquarium announces temporary closure in response to COVID-19 outbreak
Mar. 3, 2020
New England Aquarium and Zoo New England join new national partnership to protect America’s turtles, end illegal trafficking
Feb. 28, 2020
North Atlantic right whale spotted entangled, in poor health off coast of Nantucket
Feb. 27, 2020
New England Aquarium Statement Regarding the Harbor Garage Development Proposed by The Chiofaro Company and Prudential
Feb. 26, 2020
Aquarium researchers spot endangered blue whales at Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
Feb. 18, 2020
“Sea Lions: Life by a Whisker” Premieres at Simons Theatre
Feb. 13, 2020
Rare blue lobster – only 1 in 2 million in the wild – donated to Aquarium and now on view
Feb. 11, 2020
Aquarium joins 15 other aquariums in support of landmark bill to reduce plastic pollution
Feb. 2020
Study of whales and shipping patterns in the Pacific Ocean has implications for North Atlantic right whales
Feb. 2020
For February school vacation, “Sea Lions: Life by a Whisker,” premieres at Aquarium’s newly renovated Simons Theatre as part of sea lion, seal campaign
Jan. 6, 2020
Harmonia spotted with new calf off the Georgia coast
Dec. 26, 2019
Sea turtle ice sculpture takes over Central Wharf plaza
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