Right whales are seen off of Florida and Georgia quite frequently. They have been previously seen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and they have been a regular in Massachusetts Bay. The Right Whales are also seen in the Bay of Funday. Using the tools given below and other tools that you may have you can determine and study the range of movement of right whales while at this end of its migration. Most whales move throughout their lifetimes.
Some movements are long and othersare short.
The feeding areas are usually toward the polar waters where the waters are more productive, and the breeding areas are usually in tropical or subtropical waters where the waters are warmer, but less productive. These localizied movements are usually foraging movements in feeding areas, but in warmer breeding areas there are still many questions to be answered. This activity is based on actual research data taken in January and February of 1998 in the breeding area of a Northern Right Whale population. It is estimated that there are only 300 to 350 Northern Right Whales in this population so all research knowledge is very important. The Right Whale Conservation Program at the New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts coordinates the Early Warning System.