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Topic: Whales

Right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ and calf sighted off Fernandina Beach, Florida on January 6, 2022.

Snow Cone update: Right whale mother and calf continue their journey

February 1, 2022

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Right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ and calf sighted off Fernandina Beach, Florida on January 6, 2022.

North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.

'Go slow, whales below': Help save the N. Atlantic right whale

January 18, 2022

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North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.

Mother right whale with newborn calf

A mother right whale’s odyssey and perilous birth

December 10, 2021

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Mother right whale with newborn calf

Right whale.

Discovery of juvenile right whale signals signs of hope for species

December 7, 2021

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Right whale.

Fin whale and spectrogram of downsweep and backbeat calls

AI speeds delivery of critical information for whale conservation

November 19, 2021

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artificial intelligence

Fin whale and spectrogram of downsweep and backbeat calls

A pair of endangered North Pacific right whales.

Scientists spot endangered North Pacific right whales in Gulf of Alaska

September 17, 2021

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endangered species

A pair of endangered North Pacific right whales.

These two rare North Atlantic right whales were photographed by the NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Center aerial survey team in May 2016.

Right whales increasing in waters slated for wind projects

August 6, 2021

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These two rare North Atlantic right whales were photographed by the NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Center aerial survey team in May 2016.

Sei whales feeding, sighted June 8, 2014, during survey. Images collected under MMPA Research permit number 17355.

Whale Week 2021: Protecting our ocean giants

February 16, 2021

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Sei whales feeding, sighted June 8, 2014, during survey. Images collected under MMPA Research permit number 17355.

A 2021 article in Marine Mammal Science indicates that the whale previously known as the Bryde’s (pronounced “broodus”) whale is actually a new whale species living in the Gulf of Mexico. The new species is now called the Rice's whale.

New species of baleen whale discovered in the Gulf of Mexico

February 3, 2021

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A 2021 article in Marine Mammal Science indicates that the whale previously known as the Bryde’s (pronounced “broodus”) whale is actually a new whale species living in the Gulf of Mexico. The new species is now called the Rice's whale.

Beluga whales seen swimming in Cook Inlet, Alaska.

Scientists using AI to identify endangered beluga whales

March 26, 2020

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Beluga whales seen swimming in Cook Inlet, Alaska.

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