North Atlantic Right Whale Mom & Calf in Cape Cod Bay
🐋 Today is North Atlantic Right Whale Day in Massachusetts! To honor this critically-endangered species, we're sharing new video of a 37 year-old female whale named Wolf, filmed by #WHOI researchers and partners with her newborn in Cape Cod Bay earlier this month.
This calf is one of 19 born during over the past winter. With only about 360 North Atlantic right whales remaining, every calf is vital to the species’ recovery. The species is dying faster than they can reproduce, largely due to entanglements in fishing gear and collisions with ships.
To help protect endangered marine mammals, WHOI and its partners are researching, developing, and actively deploying whale detection systems and on-demand fishing gear. We're proud to work with New England Aquarium, Whale & Dolphin Conservation, Southall Environmental Associates, and SR3 on these solutions-based technologies.