Federal authorities are implementing a speed restriction zone southeast of Nantucket due to the presence of an endangered species of whale in the area. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Standing at the water’s edge overlooking Nantucket Harbor, Tara Riley explained that she had never heard of the famed island before she applied to become the town's shellfish biologist in 2009. But ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is on its way to tow a commercial fishing vessel back to land after the boat was disabled far offshore of Nantucket early Monday, authorities said. The service branch’s “Tahoma” ...

Two North Atlantic right whales, a critically endangered species with about 370 individuals, have been spotted entangled in fishing gear southeast of Nantucket, raising alarm among scientists and ...