December 13, 2018
Known right whales travel together along Georgia coast
Two adult female North Atlantic right whales are traveling together southeast of Tybee Island, GA. Both whales are known to NOAA Fisheries. A right whale nicknamed "Boomerang" (bottom right), is 23 years old and last calved in 2014. Her companion, “Magnet” (top left), is ten years old and has no prior calving history.
A pair of adult female right whales were a welcome sight following the 2018 season when zero calves were documented.
Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back. The whale was observed 5 days previously offshore of Georgia without propeller wounds. It is unknown whether the whale survived its wounds or not, as it has not been re-sighted since. Vessel collisions are a leading cause of right whale mortality. Credit: EcoHealth Alliance (NOAA permit #594-1759).
North Atlantic right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ sighted December 2, 2021 entangled and with a new calf. Photo credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission taken under NOAA permit 20556.
A right whale breaching. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Christin Khan
