This whale was filmed in the Indian River Inlet which is located about 12 miles south of the mouth of the Delaware bay. The inlet is between Rehoboth/Dewey Beach DE and Bethany Beach, DE.
Juvenile and pregnant right whales migrate down the East Coast from late Oct. to Dec. The journey is hazardous as several of these endangered whales have been struck and killed by ships over the past decade. Recently, the federal gov't has imposed speed limits in these areas on a seasonal basis.
To learn about right whales, visit the New England Aquarium website at neaq.org
New England Aquarium scientists in Boston have identified this as a critically endangered right whale about 1-3 years old and 35 to 40 feet long.
There have been several sightings of right whales in this area over the past week and many past sightings of right whales in the Indian River Outlet. In December 1994, a juvenile male right whale named Shackleton swam past this point and up the Delaware River to Philadelphia!
This is definitely a North Atlantic right whale, only about 400 left in the world! The pattern of thick, raised white skin on their heads are callsoties and distinctive to right whales.
The Indian River is the near mouth of the Delaware River south of Philadelphia. This is not unusual to have a right whale here at this time of year as pregnant and juvenile right whales migrate from their summer feeding grounds in the Gulf of Maine to their winter calving waters off of the GA/FL border.
Wow! If you see it again turn off your boat, they are extremely endangered so it is illegal to get too close (though it seems somewhat unavoidable in a river where you are) so tell people not to approach it, and turn off the boat if it approaches you!
Great video, and what an cool sighting! This is definitely a North Atlantic right whale, which is a pretty rare whale to see because their numbers are so small (~350-400 worldwide). We would be interested in obtaining any pictures you may have gotten to see if we can ID the animal. The population is so small that the New England Aquarium researchers know almost everyone by unique markings on their head. Any pictures, please send to: Jamison.Smith@noaa.gov. Thanks!
i was there saturday and saw 30 dolphin under the bridge right where this is
animail89 6 months ago
very cool........nice vid
NatsTown2K10 10 months ago
steelers suck
mdsurf02 1 year ago 2
I like how the kid has a Steelers hat
ECsponger2 1 year ago
this is amazing
Prestin123 1 year ago
This whale was filmed in the Indian River Inlet which is located about 12 miles south of the mouth of the Delaware bay. The inlet is between Rehoboth/Dewey Beach DE and Bethany Beach, DE.
mmundok2 1 year ago
Nice video....
dontHateyourself 1 year ago
where were these whales sighted? t love the whales thank you for putting a big smile on my face
speedracer6719 1 year ago
where were these whales sighted?
speedracer6719 1 year ago
@speedracer6719 Lower delaware
skyredted 1 year ago
Juvenile and pregnant right whales migrate down the East Coast from late Oct. to Dec. The journey is hazardous as several of these endangered whales have been struck and killed by ships over the past decade. Recently, the federal gov't has imposed speed limits in these areas on a seasonal basis.
To learn about right whales, visit the New England Aquarium website at neaq.org
Tony LaCasse, tlacasse@neaq.org, 617-877-6871
tlacasse1 1 year ago
New England Aquarium scientists in Boston have identified this as a critically endangered right whale about 1-3 years old and 35 to 40 feet long.
There have been several sightings of right whales in this area over the past week and many past sightings of right whales in the Indian River Outlet. In December 1994, a juvenile male right whale named Shackleton swam past this point and up the Delaware River to Philadelphia!
tlacasse1 1 year ago
This is definitely a North Atlantic right whale, only about 400 left in the world! The pattern of thick, raised white skin on their heads are callsoties and distinctive to right whales.
The Indian River is the near mouth of the Delaware River south of Philadelphia. This is not unusual to have a right whale here at this time of year as pregnant and juvenile right whales migrate from their summer feeding grounds in the Gulf of Maine to their winter calving waters off of the GA/FL border.
tlacasse1 1 year ago
WOW i seen seals while surfing there but never a whale, thanks for posting.
fonchogomez 1 year ago
What a gift!
gr8tful2b1 1 year ago
That is so cool! My family and I fish there!
frankdiddly 1 year ago
Neat! i go there occasionally
pencilbooktv 1 year ago
Unbelievable, thanks for sharing!
Chloe21146 1 year ago
Wow! If you see it again turn off your boat, they are extremely endangered so it is illegal to get too close (though it seems somewhat unavoidable in a river where you are) so tell people not to approach it, and turn off the boat if it approaches you!
awjeb 1 year ago
Great video, and what an cool sighting! This is definitely a North Atlantic right whale, which is a pretty rare whale to see because their numbers are so small (~350-400 worldwide). We would be interested in obtaining any pictures you may have gotten to see if we can ID the animal. The population is so small that the New England Aquarium researchers know almost everyone by unique markings on their head. Any pictures, please send to: Jamison.Smith@noaa.gov. Thanks!
JamisonMSmith 1 year ago
holy shit man! lol
delawarefisherman 1 year ago
cool, wish i was there.
PCTutorialsandStuff 1 year ago
it must have heard about the monster tog out of that inlet too :D
kovelev 1 year ago
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
thehatchet 1 year ago
i was on the rocks by the bridge fishing for tog i couldnt believe what i was seeing. Great video. I got a couple of pics.
Eric80ish 1 year ago