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Face-ing Extinction: TheNorth Atlantic Right Whale


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North Atlantic Right Whales:Eubalaena glacialis

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Just Like Us

Right Whale Blueprint, Lle !ennett, "#$% N!W& 'en(all )ollection

&aals: !reathe air +ie irth to lie

oung Feales .ro(uce

ilk /ae hair 0iilar skeletal set-

u., inclu(ing 1ngerones an(erterae

-chaere( heart

&o(i1e( i((le ear


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En(angere(, 34%% reain

Li5e s.an less than6% ears

Feales are.regnant 5or "2onths

&others gie irthto a singleo7s.ring eer 8to 4 ears9

!egin re.ro(ucing

aroun( age "%9 0E Unite( 0tates is

the onl knoncaling area

)ales are orn

;eceer-&archan( nurse 5or

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0ki Fee(ing

!aleen .lates can e u. to # 5eet long

0ki 5ee( along the sur5ace


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/unting Right Whales ?ikings an( !as@ues 5ro coastal 0.ainB ere the 1rst to hunt right hales,

along the shore9 !as@ues later saile( a5ter their .re9

;utch, French an( !ritish halers hunte( the in the "4th, "6than( "Cthcenturies9

)oercial hunt 5or the North Atlantic right hale NARWB e7ectiel en(e(aroun( "C4%9 ?er 5e log ooks in the Ne !e(5or( Whaling &useuN!W&B collection ention NARWs9

E7orts ere then .ut into hunting 0outhern an(


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/istorical Uses o5 Whale


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Whale


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That Was Then, This s No

*The 1gures .resente( in this .anel are estiates ase( on the est scienti1c (ata aailale at the tie o5.ulication9 t is not .ossile to account 5or eer hale hunte(, nor is it .ossile to count eer liing hale9


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/aitat nasion

Noise .ollution threatens the surial o5 thes.ecies9

The soun(s o5 a shi. can ute hale calls 5oriles9

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/aitat ;egra(ation)heical .ollution an( o7shore (eelo.ent a e

haGar(s9


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/aitat


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Entangleents

Aout 8= o5 the .o.ulation ears scars 5roentangleent in 1shing gear

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)re(it: Flori(aFish an(Wil(li5e)onseration)oission

0oe hales can e seen trailing 1shing gear 5or (as,

eeks, onths, or een ears9

Long Ter .act


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0inking +roun( Line

Line eteen loster .ots sinks instea( o5 Hoating, akingit sa5er 5or the hales9

!e5ore: A5ter:

*ages courtes o5 0cott Lan(r,


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/unting

Last con1re( hunting

in the U0 o5 a NorthAtlantic right hale asthe cal5 o5 Eg1045 in"#849

Last sighting o5 Eg1045as in "##4 east o5)a.e )o(, criticalloun(e( a shi.strike9 0he as .roalat least C% ears ol(9

)an this acci(entalreoal o5 hales 5ro

the .o.ulation,


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0hi. 0trike

The right hale skeletons in the Ne !e(5or(Whaling &useu are 5ro a "4-ear ol( 5ealenae( Rena an( her 5etus that ere acci(entallkille( a shi.s .ro.eller in Noeer 2%%, inthe outh o5 )hesa.eake !a9


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&o(ern Threats - Uran Li5e

NARW is calle( the

Uran WhaleKecause its igrationeteen caling an(5ee(ing groun(s, an(its other actiities,take .lace ithin 4%iles o5 the coast

Whales si throughhigh (ensities o51shing an( shi..ingactiit

)olore( lines on thegra.h in(icateshi..ing trac

!a o5 Fun(, 0cotian0hel5, )a.e )o( !a,+reat 0outh )hannel:North Atlantic 5ee(inggroun(s

Flori(a an( +eorgiacoasts: onl knon

caling groun(s


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0hi..ing

0hi. strikes arethe lea(ing causeo5 inDur an(

ortalit to thes.ecies9 Re( lines

re.resent a ushigha o5 shi.trac in an( outo5 the Northeast

age (e.ictstrac oer a "onth .erio(

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Who /as the Right o5 WaI

Along acro(e(coastline, hohas the right o5a- shi.s or

halesI t takes a 5ull

loa(e(su.ertanker "

in an( 32 ito crash sto.Mrealistic sto.oul( take atleast 2% in


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/o to 0ole the ceanogra.hic nstitution, the cost o5 the shi. strike rule oul( e@uate to

onl P"=cruise shi. .assenger9 Q

The 0hi. 0trike Rule as a(e .eranent in ;eceer o5 2%"89

"9Lagueux '&, ani &A, 'nolton AR, 'raus 0; 2%""B Res.onse essel o.erators to .rotection easures 5or right

hales Eubalaena glacialisin the southeast U0 caling groun(9 En(ang 0.ecies Res ":6#-CC29 'ite-


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!ene1ts o5 Re(ucing 0.ee(

0henGhen, )hina is thesource o5 an electronicse hae in the U909

5 a container shi. traele(

at "% knots hile shi..inga .ro(uct 5ro 0henGhento !oston, it oul( a(( 8eeks to the trael tie

Woul( use less 5uel an(create less noise

Re(uce the chance o5striking a hale


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20 days,12 hours

23knots


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10 knots

47 days,4 hours


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What )an ou ;oI

'ee. trash o7 the streets an( out o5 the ocean9


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!u Whale Frien(l


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A(o.t A Right Whale

The Ne Englan(A@uariu su..orts aright hale a(o.tion.rogra

)hoose 5ro 6(i7erent hales an( (i7erents.onsorshi. leels

n5oration can e

5oun( at9nea@9org
http://www.neaq.org/http://www.neaq.org/


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Face the Facts

NARWs are en(angere(, ith onl 34%% in(ii(ualsreaining9

/uan actiit oth on lan( an( on the ater arethreats to ocean li5e9

ou )AN get inole( an( ake a (i7erence9

0loer shi..ing s.ee(s oul( hel. .reentcollisions ith right hales9

&itigations are constantl eing teste( to(eterine the ost ecient as to .rotect

NARWs9 Write or call our legislators encouraging the to

su..ort easures .rotecting the North Atlanticright hale9


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