Three critically endangered North Atlantic right whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the United States' Eastern Seaboard this month, a number that a researcher says is "devastating but not unusual." The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Entangled right whales were seen off the coast of Massachusetts, and scientists say one of them is likely to die.

The endangered whales are North Atlantic right whales, which number fewer than 400 and are vulnerable to ship collisions and entanglement.

The whale spotted off North Carolina has suffered a serious injury and is likely to die as a result of the entanglement, NOAA said.

A third endangered North Atlantic right whale was found tangled in fishing gear off the East Coast last Monday, just days after two others had been recovered in critical condition near Nantucket. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found a North Atlantic right whale stuck about 60 miles east of the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Dec.