North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf (IMAGE)

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

North Atlantic Right Whale Mother and Calf

Caption

An adult North Atlantic right whale mother that brought her young calf from the calving grounds of the coast of Florida and Georgia to coastal waters of Cape Cod Bay in April 2019. Image taken with a remotely controlled drone at non-invasive altitude of at least 130ft above the whales.

Credit

Jacob Barbaro and Brandon Tao, under NMFS permit # 21371

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CREDIT: Jacob Barbaro and Brandon Tao, under NMFS permit # 21371

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