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.
North Atlantic right whale Horton and newborn calf. Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919.
The branches of fast-growing elkhorn coral provide important habitat for fish. Populations of this iconic coral have declined across the Caribbean due to disease, bleaching and storms. Credit: NOAA
An oceanic whitetip shark swims near the surface of the water. Photo courtesy of John Carlson.
