The new England Aquarium right whale research team were able to survey the Grand Manan Basin on Thursday, August 4. With two boats they were able to cover a good portion of the Basin and surrounding waters and found seven right whales including two mothers with their calves.
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| Sperm whale tail |
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| Humpback whale tail (Sunburst) |
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| Right whale tails. (White marked tail is the injured tail of Slash) |
They also had a hydrophone in the water at one point and heard sperm whales, although the whales were not seen. This would be the second year in a row that sperm whales are in the Bay of Fundy. We are not sure what this means but last year when the sperm whales were present from late July to the middle of October, few right whales were seen. Continued surveys will reveal what this summer will bring us.
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