NOAA Says Focus Remains on Protecting Right Whales Following December US-Canada Meeting
Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries Janet Coit released a leadership message on January 5 following a December biannual meeting between NOAA and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to discuss work being done to protect North Atlantic right whales.
Coit noted statistics that show there are less than 350 whales remaining with NOAA experts saying 20 calves need to be born annually to keep the population from moving closer to extinction. The Assistant Administrator noted that in 2021, there were 11 confirmed mother-calf pairs spotted off...
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