Richard Collins: Are we finally going to do right by the 'right whale'?
North Atlantic right whale mother and calf in waters near Wassaw Island, Georgia. File picture: Georgia Department of Natural Resources/NOAA Permit #20556 via AP)
A ‘right’ whale was seen recently in McSwynes Bay, County Donegal ( , July 18, 2024), the first such sighting since 1911. There are recent records also from Norway and the Azores.
The fortunes of great whales have improved since the whaling moratorium was implemented in 1985:
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