Scientists made an incredible discovery last year: a small, "unique" group of baleen whales in the Gulf of Mexico that make up an entirely new species. The whales — up to 60,000 pounds each ...

A brand new species of whale on the brink:Tiny group of endangered whales in Gulf of Mexico is a new species Being that there are so few of them, the Gulf of Mexico whale is seldom seen, according ...

A new deep-sea crustacean that bears a striking resemblance to the facehuggers from “Alien” has been identified in the Gulf of Mexico.. The bathynomus yucatanensis is a species of giant isopod ...

The Gulf of Mexico is a large basin with around 617,800 square miles of water. The area supports diverse marine life, including many species of sharks. There are around 24 different species of ...

Mexico’s threatened totoaba fish is making a comeback thanks to a public-private effort that included the recent release of ...

A NOAA photo of a Rice's whale—the species has lost some of its protections in the northern Gulf of Mexico. NOAA What To Know. The Notice to Lessees and Operators "Expanded Rice's Whale ...

US Finds Endangered Gulf of Mexico Whale Threatened by Oil and Gas Vessel Strikes (Reuters) -The Trump administration published a long-awaited environmental assessment on Tuesday that found that ...

Biden's administration last year had sought to scale back an oil and gas auction in the Gulf of Mexico by 6 million acres to reduce conflicts with the endangered Rice's whale habitat.