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Image focused on the Gulf of Maine, Nova Scotia spans the upper right to upper center, Maine's coastline is in the upper left and Massachusetts center left. These landmasses are depicted in grayscale and the water is a light blue. In the water are speckles of red shades, from light salmon color to near-black red. The densest area of red speckles is parallel to the southern coast of Nova Scotia.  In the waters

Mapping the Tiny Plankton That Feed Giant Right Whales

Researchers used NASA satellite data to detect swarms of red-tinged copepods, a key food source for the endangered marine mammals, in the Gulf of Maine.

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