Whale what do we have here?
Back in December Capt. Mike had one of the coolest wildlife encounters. He and his family got to see a group of Northern Right Whales!!! To watch Mike’s video click on the link below :). Capt. Mike and pals were offshore and got to see 3 Northern Right Whales. Mike said, “It was hard to see where one began and one ended!” and after his encounter Low Country Marine Mammal Network and other organizations confirmed the number of whales seen. It’s extremely important to note this photo is zoomed in—please keep your distance of about 500 yards away from these whales AND don’t do anything to disturb their natural behavior (LMMN can walk you through their WAVES workshop to learn more about marine mammal protections). Right whales are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and are federally listed as an endangered species. There are around 370 individuals remaining and we are lucky to be in their migratory pathway. South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida waters are known to be their calving areas. Mamas and babies are on the move during the winter months SO please be on the lookout for them when boating offshore and give them 1) space and 2) distance 3) report your sightings.
This is the right whales SNOOT!!!
Here is information on how to report your right whale sightings!
- Call the NOAA Fisheries hotline at (877) 942-5343, also known as 877-WHALE-HELP (877) 942-5343).
- Contact the U.S. Coast Guard on channel 16
- Use the Whale Alert app
- Report to the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium or Low Country Marine Mammal Network!