5/2/03 - 1 Right whales sighted by a whale watch vessel, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 35 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in a 8 nm radius around position 42-04N 70-15W

1 Right whales sighted by a whale watch vessel, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 35 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in a 8 nm radius around position 42-05N 70-18W

5/4/03 - 1 Right whale sighted by a whale watch vessel, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 25 nm east of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 42-20N 70-30W

5/5/03 - 1 Right whale sighted by an aerial survey, 105 nm southeast of Portland, ME, or in an 8 nm radius around position 43-23N 68-29W

1 Right whale sighted by an aerial survey, 145 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 41-34N 68-37W

3 Right whales sighted opportunistically, 145 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 41-28N 68-43W

2 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 50 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 42-02N 70-02W

1 Right whale sighted by a whale watch, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 40 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 42-05N 70-13W

PERSISTENT AGGREGATIONS:

11 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 40 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 11 nm radius around position 41-51N 70-24W

3 Right whales sighted opportunistically and by a whale watch vessel, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 12 nm east of Boston, MA, or in a 8 nm radius around position 42-22N 70-45W

4 Right whales sighted by a shipboard survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 13 nm north of Chatham, MA, or in a 9 nm radius around position 41-55N 69-56W

3 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, 85 nm southeast of Chatham, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 41-26N 68-01W

4 Right whales sighted by a whale watch vessel, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 1 nm south of Provincetown, MA, or in a 8 nm radius around position 42-00N 70-12W

6 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 11 nm northwest of Chatham, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 41-42N 69-42W

5/9/03 - 4 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, 145 nm southeast of Boston, MA, and 1 Right whale sighted by an aerial survey, 75 nm southeast of Boston, MA.

5/10/03 - 1 Right whale sighted opportunistically, 70 nm east of Boston, MA.

PERSISTENT AGGREGATIONS:

11 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 40 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 11 nm radius around position 41-51N 70-24W

3 Right whales sighted opportunistically and by a whale watch vessel, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 12 nm east of Boston, MA, or in a 8 nm radius around position 42-22N 70-45W

5/13/03 - 2 Right whales sighted opportunistically, 65 nm southeast of Boston, MA and 1 Right whales sighted opportunistically 35 nm southeast of Boston, MA,

5/15/03 - 1 Right whale sighted opportunistically, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 65 nm east of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 42-17N 69-53W

3 Right whales sighted opportunistically, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 80 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 42-06N 69-43W

2 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, 110 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 41-50N 69-12W

7 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, 90 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 41-26N 69-50W

1 Right whale sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 95 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 41-32N 69-39W

5/18/03 - 3 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 80 nm southeast of Boston, MA, and 7 Right whales sighted opportunistically, 135 nm southeast of Boston, MA.

5/19/03 - 24 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, 135 nm southeast of Boston, MA

5/20/03 - 4 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, 95nm east of Boston, MA.

PERSISTENT AGGREGATIONS:

24 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, 135 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 12 nm radius around position 41-24N 68-54W

3 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 80 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 42-13N 69-37W

5/21/03 - 13 Right whales sighted by a shipboard survey, 135 nm southeast of Boston, MA,and 4 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, 85 nm east of Boston, MA.

5/23/03 - 4 Right whales sighted opportunistically, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 115 nm southeast of Boston, MA.

PERSISTENT AGGREGATIONS:

4 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 130 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 41-13N 69-04W

5 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 95 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 41-45N 69-31W

16 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, 150 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in a 14 nm radius around position 41-51N 68-31W

31 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, 150 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in a 13 nm radius around position 41-19N 68-46W

5/29/03 - 5 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 135 nm southeast of Boston, MA.

5/30/03 - 5 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, 115 nm east of Boston, MA, 1 Right whale sighted by an aerial survey, 125 nm east of Boston, MA, and 1 Right whale sighted by an aerial survey, 95 nm northeast of Boston, MA.

PERSISTENT AGGREGATIONS:

5 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 135 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in a 14 nm radius around position 41-10N 69-01W

13 Right whales sighted by a shipboard survey, 135 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in a 12 nm radius around position 41-24N 68-52W

4 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, 85 nm east of Boston, MA, or in an 11 nm radius around position 42-25N 69-34W

5/31/03 - 14 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 140 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 11 nm radius around position 41-10N 68-59W

3 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 125 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 41-24N 69-08W

43 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 150 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in a 15 nm radius around position 41-27N 68-42W

5 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey 130 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 41-44N 68-57W

5 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey 150 nm southeast of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 41-47N 68-32W

1 Right whale sighted by an aerial survey 130 nm east of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 42-18N 68-48W

PERSISTENT AGGREGATIONS:

5 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, 115 nm east of Boston, MA, or in a 10 nm radius around position 42-36N 69-09W

4 Right whales sighted by an aerial survey, in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 85 nm east of Boston, MA, or in an 11 nm radius around position 42-25N 69-34W