Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
While conducting field research this summer, the Aquarium’s right whale scientists sighted Squilla’s (Catalog #3720) 2026 North Atlantic right whale calf. The calf approached the research boat, giving our team the opportunity to capture valuable identification photos.
For more than 40 years, the Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life has conducted vessel and aerial surveys to monitor North Atlantic right whales, which migrate seasonally along the East Coast of the United States and Canada. Aquarium scientists have conducted fieldwork by boat in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for 11 years, identifying right whales and collecting biological samples that support ongoing research.
Stay tuned for more about what our team saw and learned during this year’s research season in the Gulf of St. Lawrence!
Reminder: North Atlantic right whales are an endangered species protected under law. In the U.S. it is illegal to approach or remain within 500 yards (1,500 feet) of a right whale (about the length of five football fields) unless you have a federal research permit.
📌 Data collected under DFO Canada SARA permit and NOAA permit #25739-01
#AndersonCabotCenter #RightWhaleResearch #RightWhales #RightWhaleCalf
While conducting field research this summer, the Aquarium’s right whale scientists sighted Squilla’s (Catalog #3720) 2026 North Atlantic right whale calf. The calf approached the research boat, giving our team the opportunity to capture valuable identification photos.
For more than 40 years, the Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life has conducted vessel and aerial surveys to monitor North Atlantic right whales, which migrate seasonally along the East Coast of the United States and Canada. Aquarium scientists have conducted fieldwork by boat in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for 11 years, identifying right whales and collecting biological samples that support ongoing research.
Stay tuned for more about what our team saw and learned during this year’s research season in the Gulf of St. Lawrence!
Reminder: North Atlantic right whales are an endangered species protected under law. In the U.S. it is illegal to approach or remain within 500 yards (1,500 feet) of a right whale (about the length of five football fields) unless you have a federal research permit.
📌 Data collected under DFO Canada SARA permit and NOAA permit #25739-01
#AndersonCabotCenter #RightWhaleResearch #RightWhales #RightWhaleCalf
