Badly injured North Atlantic right whale calf sighted off South Carolina coast

A North Atlantic right whale calf has been spotted off the coast of South Carolina with serious injuries consistent with a vessel strike, and it will not likely survive, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries. The calf had been the first of the current calving season to be sighted back on Nov. 28, 2023 — swimming with its mother, a 38-year-old right whale named Juno."This was [Juno's] eighth calf and they were seen throughout November and December," said

Related Keywords

South Carolina ,United States ,Florida ,Jacksonville Beach ,Gib Brogan ,Us National Oceanic ,Wildlife Conservation Commission ,Atmospheric Administration Fisheries ,North Atlantic ,Atmospheric Administration ,Florida Fish ,North Atlantic Right Whale ,National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration Fisheries ,Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission ,Puno ,