Lucky number 23! 💙🐋
A #NorthAtlanticRightWhale, Mirror, was spotted with her first known calf off Crescent Beach, FL this month. With this calving season’s count now at 23, this is the highest number of calves since 2010.
See all the mom + calf pairs we’ve seen so far: https://bit.ly/3Ziuf9j
Left image: Illustrated image of callosity patterns on the heads of North Atlantic Right Whales. Labels: Chin callosity, bonnet, mandibular island, lip patch, peninsula, island, coaming, post-blowhole callosity, eyebrow callosity. Sourced from: https://www.neaq.org/conservation-and-research/anderson-cabot-center-for-ocean-life/identifying-right-whales/. Upper right image: aerial photograph of a North Atlantic Right Whale swimming entangled in fishing gear over the head and dragging under the water, photo from NOAA (WWW.hww.ca/wildlife/mammals/north-atlantic-right-whale/#hww-image-slider-5). Lower right image is a photograph of North Atlantic Right Whale bones on display in the backyard of the Museum of Natural History, during the summer. Text: North Atlantic Right Whale have distinctive thickened patches of skin, called callosities, found around their heads that can be used to identify individual whales. With only 372 whales left, scientists track their population closely.
The #NorthAtlanticRightWhale measure 16- 18 meters in length and are a large baleen whale. Black in colour, with a square chin, and no dorsal fin. Callosity patterns are distinct thickened patches of skin found around their heads that can be used to help identify individual whales.
#SpeciesAtRisk
In January, Ghost (#1515), a critically endangered #NorthAtlanticRightWhale, was spotted swimming with her newborn calf off Flagler Beach, FL. 👻🐋
With less than 360 right whales remaining, every mom + calf matters.
Add your name to help protect them: https://bit.ly/4kL00ll
#ProtectWhatYouLove
Meet the newest calves of the critically endangered #NorthAtlanticRightWhale. 💙🐋
Only around 380 whales remain, and every new calf is a sign of hope for one of the most endangered whales on the planet.
Follow the rest of the calving season with @oceana.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4azlL4R
A fragile rise in numbers. A species still on the edge. 🐋💙
Join @oceana.bsky.social campaigner Nora on a recent podcast episode of How to Protect the Ocean where she explores the #NorthAtlanticRightWhale's recent population numbers.
Listen to the episode: https://bit.ly/4rGECAK
🐳 Woohoo! Christmas came early for the #NorthAtlanticrightwhale #whales 🐳
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🐋 New study
Do right whales use very shallow coastal waters (<20 fathoms)?
In southern Gaspé, 6 years of surveys found none. A small but useful piece of the puzzle for understanding coastal habitat use.
📄 Canadian Journal of Zoology — Open Access
bit.ly/3K5Rn70
#coexistence #northatlanticrightwhale
Friday feels, finding out the North Atlantic right whale, one of the rarest whales on the planet, is finally showing the first signs of slow recovery.
Amazing photos by Deluna Vision
#NorthAtlanticRightWhale #RightWhales #WhaleConservation
On a boat and out of cell range? Us the Whale Alert app, photo 3. Please take photos!!
#northatlanticrightwhale #whale #whales #calvingseason
New estimates reveal that the #NorthAtlanticRightWhale population has increased—proving their resilience.
With just ~384 remaining, we can’t let Congress threaten one of the only laws protecting them.
Speak up: https://bit.ly/3IiPgfq
#MarineMammalProtectionAct #MMPA #ProtectWhatYouLove
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#NorthAtlantic #RightWhale And #JasmineFlowers #Sticker #Gelsemium is the local #flower of #SouthCarolina, and the #NorthAtlanticrightwhale the colony's migratory #marinemammal. #uniquegifts #taiche #souvenirs #travel www.zazzle.com/north_atlant... via @zazzle
Some more information from our industry partners
Hatfield press release: lnkd.in/dtEG2aR5
AltaML press release: lnkd.in/g9ZdyhtS
#smartWhales #MarineConservation #AI #SatelliteTechnology #NorthAtlanticRightWhale #Innovation
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The North Atlantic right whale faces critical decline, with just 11 calves born this season and only 370 remaining. Key threats include entanglements and ship collisions, underscoring the urgent need for conservation efforts. #NorthAtlanticRightWhale #Conservation #WildlifeProtection
Today on #EndangeredSpeciesDay, we're spotlighting the critically endangered #NorthAtlanticRightWhale. With only ~372 left, every whale matters. 🐋
Urge Congress to protect the #EndangeredSpeciesAct + stand up for those who can’t speak for themselves: act.oceana.org/page/169830/...
Check out a quick write up and a series of pictures I took of a Right Whale diving off Provincetown MA #whale #NorthAtlanticRightWhale #photography #naturephotpgraphy #marinelfe #CapeCod #Provincetown
According to the New England Aquarium, the 2024–25 #NorthAtlanticRightWhale calving season only brought 11 new North Atlantic right whale calves, 6 fewer than the average.
The critically endangered #NorthAtlanticRightWhale could be losing up to 100 years of life—because of us.
Human-caused threats like vessel strikes and entanglements in fishing gear are taking a serious toll on this species.
Read more from @oceana.bsky.social: bit.ly/4cwQgr1
Two of only 70 reproductive females remaining on earth!
They are North Atlantic right whales and potential mothers.
Let’s keep them safe while in Florida by slowing our boats down and keeping a lookout.
No dorsal = easy to hit.
Stuart, FL 01-12-2025
#NARW #northatlanticrightwhale #whale #whales
The final day of the rescue happened to coincide with the seventh anniversary of the death of (Mackie) Greene's colleague and friend Joe Howlett (co-founder of Campobello Whale Rescue Team).
#whales #NorthAtlanticRightWhale
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ANOTHER.
(I give no kudos to NOAA as I am presently mad at them for not pushing mandatory slow zones and other #NARW things)
#fisheries #northAtlanticrightwhale #marinepolicy
A perfect start to the new year -- @NOAA scientists spotted the first #NorthAtlanticRightWhale calf in 2 years. Happy New...
