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WHALEMAP: LATEST RIGHT WHALE OBSERVATIONS

Last 14 days of sightings, effort, and acoustic detections

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 * Map Key
 * About
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 * Management measures
   Fisheries in Canada Vessels in Canada Fisheries/Vessels in USA
   
 * Report sighting
   Report in Canada Report in USA
   
 * Report dead/distressed whale
   Report in Canada Report in USA

Current time (UTC): November 3, 2023 0:00:25

These data are preliminary data, subject to change, and not to be used without
permission from the contributor(s).


MAP KEY

DEFINITE SIGHTING

These mark the approximate locations of definite sightings of right whales. They
are often associated with a dedicated survey platform, but can also be reported
opportunistically and validated with photographic or video evidence. Click on
the marker to learn more about the sighting.

DEFINITE ACOUSTIC DETECTION

These mark the position of an acoustic platform (glider or buoy) when it
detected a right whale call. More information on the platforms and analysis
protocol can be found here. Click on the marker to learn more about the
detection.

ACOUSTIC GLIDER SURVEY TRACK

These lines indicate the approximate survey path of an underwater glider
equipped with a system to detect right whale sounds. These autonomous vehicles
survey at slow speeds over weeks to months. Breaks in the lines indicate times
when the glider stopped listening for more than 2 hours. [This layer 'Survey
tracks' is turned off by default]

VESSEL VISUAL SURVEY TRACK

These lines show the paths of survey vessels while actively surveying for right
whales. Breaks in these lines indicate times when the survey teams on board
stopped surveying. [This layer 'Survey tracks' is turned off by default]

AERIAL VISUAL SURVEY TRACK

These lines indicate the approximate track of survey planes looking for right
whales. Most do not reflect times when the teams were actively surveying, but
simply show the entire flight path. [This layer 'Survey tracks' is turned off by
default]

SHIPPING LANE

These polygons show traffic separation schemes used to direct the flow of ship
traffic in congested or dangerous areas. Most of the right-whale-relevant
shipping lanes from Atlantic Canada are included, but these are not
comprehensive.

PROTECTED AREA

These polygons represent a number of critical habitat or areas of importance for
right whales and other species in Atlantic Canada.

LATEST ACOUSTIC GLIDER POSITION

These icons show the latest position of an acoustic glider that is currently
operating and listening for right whales. [This layer 'Latest robot positions'
is turned off by default]

LATEST ACOUSTIC BUOY POSITION

These icons show the latest position of a moored buoy that is currently
operating and listening for right whales.

LAYER SELECTION TOOL

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TOGGLE FULLSCREEN

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devices]


ABOUT

North Atlantic right whales are in peril. Ship strikes and entanglement in
fishing gear have spurred a population decline that may lead to extinction in
~20 years. Successful conservation relies on finding these whales - an
extraordinarily difficult task given limited resources and a vast ocean.

This map was designed to communicate the latest whale survey results to
scientific, regulatory and industrial sectors to inform more effective, dynamic
planning of research and conservation activities. It's synchronized with data
repositories from a number of different survey groups in Atlantic Canada, so
that shortly after their planes land, boats tie up, or autonomous vehicles call
home, the survey results will update here. More detailed information is
available in the WhaleMap publication.

It would not be possible without the tireless efforts of the data contributors.
Their dedication and collaborative spirit give this species the best chance at
survival.


CITING WHALEMAP

Please reference WhaleMap as follows:

> Johnson H, Morrison D, Taggart C (2021). WhaleMap: a tool to collate and
> display whale survey results in near real-time. Journal of Open Source
> Software, 6(62), 3094, https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.03094


CONTACT

Please email the WhaleMap curator(s) at whalemap(dot)tech(at)gmail.com with any
questions, suggestions, or otherwise.


DATA CONTRIBUTORS

 * Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
 * Transport Canada
 * NOAA Protected Species Branch
 * Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution / robots4whales
 * New England Aquarium
 * Center for Coastal Studies
 * Canadian Whale Institute
 * Mingan Island Cetacean Study
 * Ocean Tracking Network
 * Dalhousie University
 * University of New Brunswick
 * Nick Hawkins Photography


MORE INFORMATION

 * TC vessel management measures
 * DFO fisheries management measures
 * NOAA management measures
 * NOAA Right Whale Sightings Map
 * North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium
 * Ropeless Consortium
 * North Atlantic Right Whale Catalogue
 * Canadian Wildlife Federation
 * Marine Animal Response Society
 * Whale Alert App

 * 2023 © Hansen Johnson
 * Design based on ION by Templated