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First right whale calf of the season spotted off GA coast!

Posted on December 8, 2022

An aerial survey team from Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute documented the first North Atlantic right whale mom and calf pair of the 2022-2023 season Wednesday off the coast of Georgia.

 

 

Medusa and her calf were sighted Dec. 7, 2022 about 13 miles off St. Catherines Sound. Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit 20556

 

 

 
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