On January 21 at 5:00 P.M. I observed from our beach front condo 5 miles
south of St. Augustine, FL what I believe to be a Right Whale, i.e. no
dorsal
fin. It was less than a mile offshore traveling north to south. It breached
three times and surfaced to blow at least 10 times during the 1/2 hour I
was
able to observe it with 50 power binoculars. There was no wind and I was
able
to track it from the boils in the shallow water with each tail thrust. Is
your organization interested in lay reports like this? I found your site on
google while looking up information on Right Whales. I am an
environmentalist
and sportsman spending considerable time on and around the water. Jerry
Rusk,
Dear Mr. Rusk,
You, very likely did observe a Northern Right Whale. A portion of the
population of Right Whales overwinters off the Florida/Georgia coast. We
certainly appreciate your report, but our research concentrates on humpback
and fin whales. There is a group out of the New England Aquarium called the
Right Whale Project - they might be very interested in your observations
and any photographs you might have taken.
You can contact the Right Whale Project through the New Englad Aquarium
website: www.neaq.org
Thank you for interest in right whales.
Sincerely,
Lisa Foerster
Director, Center for Oceanic Research and Education
www.coreresearch.org
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