Right Whales - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Apr 24, 2023 · The North Atlantic right whale (NARW) (Eubalaena glacialis) is one of the most critically endangered whales in the world—approximately 340 of these majestic marine mammals remain, including less than 80 breeding females. NARWs are predominantly found on the Continental Shelf of the East Coast of the United States and Canada, making them ...
Right Whales – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Keeping an ear out for whales. Scientists look to safeguard the mammals with robotic buoys in the New York Bight. Ocean Tech. For Mark Baumgartner, Whale Safe is the natural evolution of WHOI’s work with passive acoustics. Ocean Tech. Ocean Tech. Ocean Tech.
For right whales, a dwindling food source is causing concern
May 10, 2024 · Saving the North Atlantic right whale from extinction has never been easy, but it now may be getting even more difficult due to the depletion of a key food source in the Gulf of Maine. Until the last 20 years, the Gulf’s cool waters and nutrient-rich currents supported a dense reservoir of the whale’s primary prey—a tiny, energy-rich ...
Seal Facts - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Nov 16, 2023 · Recognizing Massachusetts Right Whale Day. April 24 marks the first-ever Right Whale Day in Massachusetts. WHOI biologist and veterinarian Michael Moore recently met with the resident who brought this special recognition about– and explains why it’s important to raise awareness about the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
Marine Mammals - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dec 1, 2020 · The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is one of the most endangered whales in the world—approximately 340 remain—due to… Seal Facts Seals are pinnipeds, a group of animals with three separate families—phocidae, otaridae, and odobenidae—that are the only mammals that feed…
Are offshore wind farms harming whales? - Woods Hole …
May 9, 2024 · Right whales have continued to visit the Gulf, and protections have since been enacted, with clear benefits to the whales. Offshore wind isn’t the most serious threat to whales, but it does pose potential risks. The biggest, to Baumgartner, is increased ship traffic associated with the wind farms, which could lead to ship strikes.
North Atlantic right whales are in much poorer condition than …
Apr 26, 2020 · Since the end of large-scale commercial whaling in the last century, most populations of Southern right whales have recovered well. Currently, there are about 10,000 to 15,000 southern right whales. In comparison, North Atlantic right whales are one of the world's most endangered large whale species, with a population of fewer than 400.
North Atlantic right whale population leveled off in 2022
That’s the number of North Atlantic right whales on this planet, according to a report released on October 23, 2023 by the New England Aquarium via the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, which includes WHOI researchers. The good news: the 2022 numbers indicate that the population is leveling off after several years of decline.
Pilot Whales the ‘Cheetahs of the Deep Sea’
May 19, 2008 · Researchers reveal first glimpse of whales' high-speed, deep-diving hunts for squid. Until now, what happened in the depths, where many whales hunt, stayed there. A new study has revealed that pilot whales are “the cheetahs of the deep sea,” making 15-minute, high-speed, all-or-nothing dives up to 3,280 feet (1,000 meters) deep to chase and ...
Shark Facts - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Individuals grow to an average of 15 feet (4.6 meters) in length, though specimens exceeding 20 feet (6 meters) and weighing up to 5,000 pounds (2,268 kilograms) have been recorded. No one has ever reliably observed white sharks mating. Like many sharks, white sharks are born live and can swim immediately. An individual white shark might lose ...