NOAA estimates there are fewer than 350 North Atlantic right whales remaining.
Every identified North Atlantic right whale is assigned a four-digit number in the “Right Whale Catalog” and researchers assign names to whales based on unique physical features or stories in connection to a community where they have been spotted.
More information about NOAA Fisheries 2023 calving season and updates can be found here.
North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season 2023 Porcia (#3293) and her calf were spotted southeast of Ossawbaw Island, Georgia on December 17, 2022. Portia is at least 26 years old and this is her third known calf. (NOAA)
North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season 2023 Medusa (#1208) was spotted by a survey team from Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute on December 7, 2022 off St. Catherine's Sound, Georgia. Medusa is at least 42 years old and this is her seventh documented calf. (NOAA)
North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season 2023 #1711 was sighted by a survey team from Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute east of Cape May, Georgia on December 17, 2022. #1711 is 36 years old and this is her fourth documented calf. (NOAA)
North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season 2023 Right whale #3293 ‘Porcia’ sighted approximately 10NM off Ossabaw Island, GA on December 17, 2022.
Photo taken by: Georgia Department of Natural Resources (NOAA)
North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season 2023 Right whale Catalog #1711 and calf sighted approximately 16NM off Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia on December 17, 2022.
Photo taken by: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute and USACE (NOAA)
North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season 2023 The one-year-old calf of right whale Catalog #3430 sighted just offshore of Crescent Beach, FL on December 18, 2022.
Photo taken by: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (NOAA)
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