August 2019 Newsletter
Promoting healthy and sustainable oceans through education that inspires action & advocacy

Learn about Right Whales


Join a Martha's Vineyard POD
August 13, 5 PM 
Filmmakers Ken Wentworth and Liz Witham will share stunning stories and footage from their filming of right whales in America and Canada. Enjoy vegan snacks. 

Join a Boston POD
September 12, 6 PM 
POD-Luck Dinner with New England Aquarium whale expert. Enjoy this POD on a  Newbury Street roof deck.

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It's Right Whale Season

  Researchers spotted four North Atlantic right whale calves and mothers in the Gulf of Lawrence! Unfortunately, three right whale entanglements were also recently documented, and attempts to disentangle two of the three whales were only partially successful. This year eight right whales have died, marking a significant impact on this endangered species. We've got our fingers crossed for more positive calf sightings as the season progresses.

Photo Credit: NEAQ
Hopeful Marine Protected Area Sightings
                                                                                                                    
A n aerial survey of the  Nort heast Canyons  and Sea mounts Marine National Monument by the Anderson Cabot Cente r for Ocean Life produced amazing results .  The survey of the marine protected area mapped the sightings of over 1,200 animals!

Photo credit: Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life
Advocacy Update: SAVE Right Whales Act


Meet Calvin: A Life Size North Atlantic right whale calf. 

W2O went to the Massachusetts State House this week to save our right whales. We joined the New England Aquarium and International Fund for Animal Welfare in support of the SAVE Right Whales Act (H.R. 1568), which would provide critical protections for the endangered North Atlantic right whales. Search for your legislator here, and call to ask for their support in Congress! 
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