ETThe New England Aquarium has documented more than a quarter of the Atlantic Ocean's right whale population in just the last six weeks. The New England Aquarium has documented more than a quarter of the Atlantic Ocean's right whale population in just the last six weeks. The ocean waters off southern New England continue to see high North Atlantic right whale activity, with the New England Aquarium documenting 115 individual right whales in the last six weeks. On March 2, the team spotted around 70 unique right whales in one day: the highest number of right whales photographed by the Anderson Cabot team in a single day near Nantucket Shoals in 15 years. How to identify right whalesThe aquarium noted that right whales can be identified through unique markings on their heads called "callosities."

Source: The Herald March 25, 2026 09:11 UTC