SPOTTED! The first right whale calf of the season!

  • The first calf of the 2023 North Atlantic right whale calving season was spotted by a Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute aerial survey team 11 miles east of Ossabaw Island on December 7, 2022.
    The first calf of the 2023 North Atlantic right whale calving season was spotted by a Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute aerial survey team 11 miles east of Ossabaw Island on December 7, 2022.

SPOTTED! The first right whale calf of the season!

The first calf of the 2023 North Atlantic right whale calving season was spotted by a Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute aerial survey team 11 miles east of Ossabaw Island on December 7, 2022.

One of our boat teams was nearby and collected drone video and a skin sample from the calf for genotyping. The mom, right whale #1208, nicknamed "Medusa," was first sighted in 1981 and is at least 41 years old. This is her 7th known calf. (Go, Mom!)

Video Credit to Georgia DNR, taken under National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) permit #20556.

FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute New England Aquarium

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division

#CoastalLiving #ExploreGeorgia #EndangeredSpecies

   

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