The North Atlantic right whale is the most endangered large whale in the oceans today. This is a story of science and rediscovery, of survival and protection, and of research, without which we cannot hope to protect the right whale's habitat.

Scott Kraus is the Director of Research and Kenneth Mallory is the Editor-in-Chief of the publishing program at the New England Aquarium. They have both written numerous books and scientific papers as well as children's books, including one they wrote together Search for the Right Whale, published in 1992.