12/02/03 - 3 right whales sighted opportunistically in the vicinity of the Portland Shipping Lanes, 40 nm southeast of Portland, ME.

PERSISTENT AGGREGATIONS:

20 right whales sighted opportunistically in the vicinty of the Bay of Fundy shipping lanes, 35 nm southeast of St. Johns, NB, or in a 10 nm radius around position 44-30N 66-25W

12/4/03 - 2 right whales sighted by aerial survey in the vicinity of the Portland shipping lanes, 44 nm Southeast of Portland, ME, and 3 right whales sighted by aerial survey 48 nm Norhteast of Boston, MA.

12/5/03 - 2 right whales sighted by shipboard survey, in the vicinity of the Portland shipping lanes, 45 nm south of Portland, ME, 2 right whales sighted opportunistically, in the vicinity of the Bay of Fundy shipping lanes, 40 nm southeast of St. John's, NB, and 3 right whales sighted by a shipboard survey, in the vicinity of the Portland shipping lanes, 43 nm south of Portland, ME

12/10/03 - 2 right whales sighted by a shipboard survey, 35 nm northeast of Boston,MA, and 3 right whales sighted by a shipboard survey, 50 nm northeast of Boston, MA.

PERSISTENT AGGREGATIONS:

3 right whales sighted by a shipboard survey, in the vicinity of the Portland shipping lanes, 43 nm south of Portland, ME, or in a 10 nm radius around position 42-56N 70-00W

12/20/03 - 2 right whales sighted opportunistically in the vicinity of the Portland Shipping Lanes, 35 nm southeast of Portland, ME.

12/23/03 - 3 right whales sighted opportunistically in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 90 nm South East of Boston, MA.

PERSISTENT AGGREGATIONS:

3 right whales sighted by a shipboard survey, 50 nm northeast of Boston, MA, or in a 10 nm radius around position 42-47N 70-08W.

12/29/03 - 1 right whale sighted opportunistically 65 nm South West of Providence, RI.

PERSISTENT AGGREGATIONS:

3 right whales sighted opportunistically in the vicinity of the Boston shipping lanes, 90 nm South East of Boston, MA, or in an 8 nm radius around position 41 25N 69 24W.