NOAA Northern Right Whale Alert

NOAA Northern Right Whale Alert - WhaleNet 2006

NOAA, and NMFS
Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (SAS)
and
The Division of Marine Fisheries
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Mariners are urged to maintain a sharp lookout and use caution around right whales. Approach closer than 500 yards is prohibited and may result in violation of federal or state law.

2007 Reports & Data / NMFS Right Whale Recovery Plans / NOAA Whale Watch Guidelines
(Pages maintained and donated by Michael Williamson, WhaleNet )

REPORTS & DATA: 2009
New Format

2009 Right Whale Sighting Data Table

Current NOAA Right whale Sighting Information
Notice This is to inform you that the Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (SAS) is experiencing some downtime while we work through the process of streamlining and transitioning management of the system. Our goal is to incorporate the new ship strike reduction regulations as well as the Dynamic Management Area (DMA) program into the SAS alerts, and hopefully provide more relevant and useful information to you. We appreciate your patience while we work out the details of the new system. In the meantime, please be aware that right whales continue to be sighted in northeast waters, even though alerts may not be arriving daily at your desktop. Please consult www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike for information about active DMA zones where large, persistent aggregations of right whales create high-risk zones for ship strike incidents.

SPECIAL REPORTS from CCS on Entangled Right Whales

Map of Aerial Survey Track Great South Channel Track lines MAP Great South Channel Way Points Great South Channel Map Right Whale Bibliography NMFS Mandatory Ship Reporting Systems

Previous Reports/Maps

ALL OLD MAPS OF RIGHT WHALE SIGHTINGS BEFORE
NOVEMBER 30, 2008 CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LINK.


2008 2008 Reports & Data Map of Aerial Survey Track Great South Channel Track lines MAP Great South Channel Way Points	2007 2007 Reports & Data Map of Aerial Survey Track Great South Channel Track lines MAP Great South Channel Way Points	2006 2006 Reports & Data Map of 2006 Aerial Survey Track Great South Channel Track lines MAP Great South Channel Way Points
2005 2005 Reports & Data Map of 2005 Aerial Survey Track Great South Channel Track lines MAP Great South Channel Way Points	2004 2004 Reports & Data Map of 2004 Aerial Survey Track Great South Channel Track lines MAP Great South Channel Way Points	2003 2003 Reports & Data Map of 2003 Aerial Survey Track Great South Channel Track lines MAP Great South Channel Way Points
2002 2002 Reports & Data Map of 2002 Aerial Survey Track Great South Channel Track lines MAP Great South Channel Way Points	2001 2001 Reports & Data Map of 2001 Aerial Survey Track Great South Channel Track lines MAP Great South Channel Way Points	2000 2000 Reports & Data Map of 2000 Aerial Survey Track Great South Channel Track lines MAP Great South Channel Way Points
1999 1999 Reports & Data Map of 1999 Aerial Survey Track Great South Channel Track lines MAP Great South Channel Way Points	1998 1998 Reports & Data Map of 1998 Aerial Survey Track Great South Channel Track lines MAP Great South Channel Way Points	1997 1997 Reports & Data Map of 1997 Shipboard Survey Track Map of 1997 Aerial Survey Track

Right Whale Reports, Southeast (Maps and Data)
Florida/Georgia Right Whale Research Southeast - Warning System Reports

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Mariners are urged to maintain a sharp lookout and use caution around right whales. Approach closer than 500 yards is prohibited and may result in violation of federal or state law.

NOAA/NMFS Northern Right Whale Sighting Information

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