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Monday, December 10, 2012
Whales Headed to Brevard County?
An unconfirmed report of right whales off the Canaveral National Seashore was received on the hotline December 9th. The whales were observed for about an hour and were stationary at the time. There's no telling where they might be headed, so keep your eyes on the water and call the hotline if you see anything! Maybe we'll document right whales south of the Cape early this year!
Friday, November 30, 2012
Whale Class Schedule for 2013 Season
Please join us to learn more about right whales, how you can protect them, or just to brush up on right whale ID. All classes are free except the boat harbor tour in Cape Canaveral. See you there!
Sun.,
Dec. 2, 2012
2:00
p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Barrier
Island Center
8385
South Highway A1A, Melbourne Beach
(321)
723-3556
Tues.,
Dec. 4, 2012
12:00
p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lagoon
House, 3275 Dixie Hwy. NE, Palm Bay
(321)
725-7775
Thurs.,
Dec. 6, 2012
1:00
p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Flagler
Co. Public Library, 2500 Palm Coast Pkwy, NW, Palm Coast
(904)
669-8615
Sat.,
Dec. 8, 2012
9:30
a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
City
Island Library Center, 105 E. Magnolia Ave., Daytona Beach
(386) 257-6036
(386) 257-6036
Sat.,
Dec. 8, 2012
10:00
a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Ormond
Beach Public Library, 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach
(904)
669-8615
Sat.,
Dec. 8, 2012
3:00
p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Anastasia
Library, 124 Sea Grove Main Street, St.
Augustine Beach
(904)
209-3730
Sat.,
Dec. 15, 2012
10:00
a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
New
Smyrna Beach Library, 1001 S. Dixie Fwy., New Smyrna Beach
(386) 424-2910
Sat.,
Dec. 15, 2012
3:00
p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Satellite
Beach Civic Center, 565 Cassia Blvd., Satellite Beach
Contact:
Kerry Stoms, 321-773-6458
Sat.,
Jan. 12, 2013
10:30
a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Melbourne
Beach Library, 324 Ocean Ave, Melbourne Beach
(321) 956-5642
(321) 956-5642
Sat.,
Jan. 12, 2013
2:30
p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Cocoa
Beach Library, 550 N. Brevard Ave.,
Cocoa Beach
(321)
868-1104
Sat.,
Jan. 19, 2013
10:00
a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Blue
Dolphin Harbor Tour/Port Canaveral: $10 for adults, $5
for children 12 and under. Seating is
limited. Call for reservations. Meet at boat ramp by Grills Seafood Rest. at 9:30am for a 10:00am departure. 505 Glen Cheek Dr., Cape Canaveral, FL. (Reservations: Carol Noble (321) 783-7831,
ext. 256)
First Ever Right Whales Confirmed by Volunteers in November!
The Marineland Right Whale project posted an update on their blog describing the afternoon's events as they worked to verify MRC's hotline call. It took about 4 hours to verify a species ID, determine the number of whales, and whether a calf was present. As of December 6th, there is still some debate as to whether or not it was a mom/calf pair, or 2 adults/juveniles.
A huge thank you goes out to Frank Gromling for making several phone calls and getting responders to the scene. We couldn't have done it without him! Joy Hampp and Sheila McKenney with the Marineland Right Whale project were on scene for verification. Here's what they posted on their blog:
"For the first time since the Marineland Right Whale Project began in 2001, we confirmed right whales in Flagler Beach in November! Julie Albert of Marine Resources Council received the call on the Hotline this afternoon and we mobilized a response team from Nautilis Condominium in south Flagler Beach. They spotted two whales at S 25th Street and followed them as they quickly moved to the Flagler County line, disappearing as they swam into Volusia. Despite searching for two hours in Ormond Beach, we did not see the whales again and were unable to get photographs with our long lens. However, Dale Hench of Nautilus got a photo of a right whale’s head and the tip of a second whale’s fluke, so we could confirm species and number. Based on behavior, we believe that they were two adult/juveniles.
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