Visit our Program webpage for current information about
the North Atlantic Right Whale Program.


The Marine Resources Council's Right Whale Monitoring Program was established in 1995 to reduce human impacts to the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Citizens on the east coast of Florida report land‑based sightings of right whales to our hotline (1‑888‑97‑WHALE). This information is passed on to local ship traffic to avoid ship strikes, which account for over one‑third of documented right whale deaths in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

2011-2012 Volunteer Training Schedule

If you would like to become a volunteer with the Right Whale Volunteer Sighting Network, we suggest that you attend one of our training sessions. The schedule is below and can also be found on our website, http://www.mrcirl.org/whale/pictures/Classes.pdf, in a printable PDF version.

Friday, December 9 6pm-8pm Marine Discovery Center
520 Barracuda Blvd., New Smyrna Beach
(386) 428-4828

Saturday, December 10 10am-11:30am City Island Library Center
105 E. Magnolia Ave., Daytona Beach, FL
(386) 257-6036

Wednesday, December 14 6pm- 7:30pm Cocoa Beach Library
550 N. Brevard Ave., Cocoa Beach, FL
(321) 868-1104

Monday, January 9 6pm-7:30pm Cape Canaveral Library
201 Polk Ave, Cape Canaveral, FL
(321) 868-1101

Saturday, January 14 10:30am-12pm Melbourne Beach Library
324 Ocean Ave, Melbourne Beach, FL
(321) 956-5642

Sunday, January 15 2:30pm-4pm New Smyrna Beach Library(Auditorium)
1001 S. Dixie Hwy., New Smyrna Beach
(386)-424-2910

Monday, January 23 6pm-7pm Florida Oceanographic Society
Speaker Series
Blake Library
2351 SE Monterey Rd., Stuart, FL
(772) 221-1409

Wednesday, January 25 7pm-8pm David Schechter Community Center
1089 S. Patrick Dr., Satellite Beach,
(321)-773-6458

Please call the Right Whale Sighting Hotline at 1-888-979-4253 for more information