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Species Guide
Atlantic White-Sided DolphinWDCS / Sue Rocca
Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin
Common DolphinWDCS / Amanda White
Common Dolphin
Finback WhaleWDCS / Regina Asmutis-Silvia
Finback Whale
Gray SealWDCS / Blandine Melis
Gray Seal
Harbor PorpoiseWDCS / Regina Asmutis-Silvia
Harbor Porpoise
Harbor SealWDCS / Kiel Rowley
Harbor Seal
Humpback WhaleWDCS / Aishling O'Doherty
Humpback Whale
Minke WhaleWDCS / Aishling O'Doherty
Minke Whale
North Atlantic Right WhaleWDCS / Kiel Rowley
North Atlantic Right Whale
Pilot WhaleWDCS / Regina Asmutis-Silvia
Pilot Whale
Sei WhaleWDCS / Regina Asmutis-Silvia
Sei Whale

 

WDCS Species Guide
North Atlantic Right WhaleWDCS / Kiel Rowley



North Atlantic Right Whale
Eubalaena glacialis
Length: 45 - 55 feet
Weight: up to 70 tons
Population*: less than 400
Status: Critically Endangered Boats may not approach within 500 yards of a right whale.
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Dolphin Smart Program
See-a-Spout Program