8/11/2008

This is a video of a Surface Active Group (SAG) of North Atlantic Right Whales in the Bay of Fundy. Stay tuned for more information about right whale behaviors!

Jonathan

cam said...: Wow!
I'm glad I subscribed to this feed. That's an amazing video. How many whales are in one place? The sound of them breathing is incredible!; 8/12/08 12:52 PM
Anonymous said...: i think i can recognize the same fluke several times ...; 8/12/08 1:17 PM
Anonymous said...: Amazing! I can hear you guys shouting to each other in the audio. What are you saying?; 8/12/08 3:06 PM
Anonymous said...: Cool video.
I wish I could see what was going on under the water.; 8/12/08 8:13 PM
Stan said...: very cool, but where are the poop sniffing whale tracking dogs?; 8/13/08 5:42 PM
NEAQ said...: The dogs used to help locate whale feces aren't in use this season due to lack of funding.

They have been used in previous seasons, and hopefully they will be back in future seasons.; 8/14/08 9:30 AM
Jonathan said...: Authors Answers:

In response to Cam:
The number of whales in one habitat can very depending on the time of the season. On this day we saw 36 right whales.

In response to anonymous:
We keep track of each whale in the surface active group by assigning each one a letter (A,B,C...etc). What you are hearing are the researchers yelling out the letter of each whale at the surface so the photographers know which one they are photographing.; 8/23/08 7:15 PM

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Our Right Whale Research Team has moved to Lubec, Maine to begin their yearly Bay of Fundy field season. The season lasts from early August through September and we are proud that this will be our 29th year in a row. Check out our online photo gallery of images from the season. This year our research is made possible by generous grants from five supporters including Irving Oil, the Island Foundation, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Royal Caribbean Ocean Fund and a grant to our partners at Canadian Whale Institute from World Wildlife Fund/Environment Canada and decadent donations from Winfrey's Fudge and Chocolates.