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Topic: Whales

Whale in flight.

How well do you know whales? 10 fun facts for #WhaleWeek

February 13, 2018

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Whale in flight.

These two rare North Atlantic right whales were photographed by the NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Center aerial survey team in May 2016.

It's #WhaleWeek at NOAA

February 12, 2018

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These two rare North Atlantic right whales were photographed by the NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Center aerial survey team in May 2016.

Mouth of a minke whale with distinct grooves in its throat.

NOAA declares deaths of minke whales on Atlantic coast an Unusual Mortality Event

January 30, 2018

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Mouth of a minke whale with distinct grooves in its throat.

Killer whales on HICEAS cruise 2017 research survey in Hawaii.

Whale science on the high seas

December 22, 2017

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Killer whales on HICEAS cruise 2017 research survey in Hawaii.

Right whale feeding, sighted June 8, 2014, during a research survey. NMFS permit no. 17355.

August 25: NOAA declares deaths of North Atlantic right whales in U.S. and Canada an Unusual Mortality Event

August 24, 2017

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Right whale feeding, sighted June 8, 2014, during a research survey. NMFS permit no. 17355.

Fittingly, in the spring of 2017, Springer gave birth to the second of two calves she has contributed to the population of Northern Resident killer whales.

Saving Springer, Part 3: The moment of truth as an orphaned orca goes home

August 24, 2017

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Fittingly, in the spring of 2017, Springer gave birth to the second of two calves she has contributed to the population of Northern Resident killer whales.

Springer leaps from the water near Vashon Island in 2002 before the wayward calf was captured and returned home near the north end of Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

Saving Springer, Part 2: Going public to rescue a ‘creature in distress’

August 23, 2017

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Springer leaps from the water near Vashon Island in 2002 before the wayward calf was captured and returned home near the north end of Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

Springer appeared in Puget Sound in the spring of 2002, hanging around ferries and recreational boats far from the calf's home waters in British Columbia.

Saving Springer, Part 1: How the Pacific NW united to rescue an orphaned orca

August 22, 2017

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Springer appeared in Puget Sound in the spring of 2002, hanging around ferries and recreational boats far from the calf's home waters in British Columbia.

North Pacific right whale sighted August 6th, 2017.

Scientists spot not one but two of the rarest whales in U.S. waters

August 11, 2017

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North Pacific right whale sighted August 6th, 2017.

A humpback whale breaches in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

New ‘sister sanctuary’ agreement protects whales from New England to the Caribbean

May 4, 2017

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A humpback whale breaches in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

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