Whale News!
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“Whale Watching” during Right Whale Week 2026!
“Whale Watching” Adventure! This year, during Right Whale Week, we are adding a new activity! A “Whale Watching” Adventure! October 30 – November 8, 2026 This adventure will take you from business to business around town, following clues to find each stop. At each stop, you’ll find a whale. With each whale, there will be…
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Right Whale Week 2026: Where To Go!
Right Whale Week 2026! October 30 – November 8, 2026 Organized by the Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors What is Right Whale Week? Celebrate the return of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales to their winter calving grounds, right here off Amelia Island! The Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors are partnering with local businesses for Right…
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Right Whale Film Brings Message of Resilience – and Urgency – to Amelia Island
Written by Robin Pullen FERNANDINA BEACH — For a sold-out audience Monday evening, the story of the North Atlantic right whale was more than a nature documentary. It was a call to protect one of the rarest large whales on Earth. The Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors hosted a screening of the award-winning documentary The Right…
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Congress is considering a bill that could outlaw a better mousetrap.
Written by Dr. Scott Rowley If a bill in Congress passes, it will remove protections for North Atlantic right whales. More specifically, for the next 9 years it will prevent any new regulations intended to protect our whales from “incidental take” connected to commercial fishing. There are fewer than 400 North Atlantic right whales in…
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Participate in Right Whale Week 2026!
Right Whale Week 2026 October 30, 2026 – November 8, 2026 Organized by the Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors Celebrate the return of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales to their winter calving grounds, right here off Amelia Island! We are asking local businesses for their participation in Right Whale Week to help promote awareness…
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Oceana and Ambassadors meet with Representative Aaron Bean’s Office
Hunter Miller (Oceana), Candis Whitney and Krissi Barr (Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors) met with Bryan Campbell, District Director for Representative Aaron Bean to discuss how the Congressman and Congress can help save North Atlantic right whales from extinction. We highlighted several bills and issues ranging from NOAA funding concerns and HB 8509 which would impact…
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Slowing boat speeds will help save North Atlantic right whales
NOAA is considering the deregulation of rules that protect endangered right whales from deadly ship strikes By Candis Whitney, Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors The Florida First Coast is a community shaped by its relationship with the water and the natural environment. Many of us have chosen to call this place home or start small businesses or…
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Meet the Mother/Calf pairs of the 2025-26 North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season!
#1: Champagne #3904 On November 28, 2025, the first mother calf pair spotted for the 2025-26 North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season was Champagne and her calf in the waters 7 miles off Ocean Isles Beach, North Carolina! Get to Know Champagne! Champagne was born in 2009 and is 17 years old. This is her…
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Right Whale Week 2025: Where to Go!
Right Whale Week 2025! October 24 – November 2, 2025 Organized by the Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors Celebrate the return of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales to their winter calving grounds, right here off Amelia Island! Local businesses are participating in Right Whale Week 2025 to help promote awareness of the return of…
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Scientist on Vacation- AIS and Lighthouses
Scott and Phyllis Rowley traveled to New England this summer to investigate the history of whale oil used in our Amelia Island lighthouse. During a visit to the Woods Island Lighthouse in Maine and Sapelo Island Lighthouse in Georgia, Scott discovered AIS StationKeepers installed in their lighthouse towers. He was able to share some of…
