North Atlantic right whale Juno and her calf were sighted off Cane Island, South Carolina by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute on Nov. 28, 2023.
PEIAn international environmental organization says it is concerning that at least three of the 19 North Atlantic right whale calves born this season have died.Posted: Mar 29, 2024 4:28 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago
"It's positive because we're having a few more calves," she said Friday in a telephone interview, adding only 12 new right whales were born last year. "So that's a positive, but the deaths of calves is really distressing because that's the future of the species." The U.S.-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, which tracks right whales, documents calf births on its website dating back as far as 2007. Data show births began rebounding after hitting a low of zero in 2018. They rose to seven the following year, 10 in 2020 and 20 in 2021 before dipping back to 15 in 2022 and 12 last year.
Elmslie highlighted a study published earlier this month in the journal Biological Sciences, where researchers found entanglements in fishing gear are a main factor in the diminishing number of right whales.
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