This week at Shark Club we learned about the North Atlantic Right Whale. Currently we have some local visitors to the waters off Marblehead Neck. Three Atlantic Right Whales have been feeding on the local krill and zooplankton. As soon as the food supply is depleted, they will leave for northern waters. To learn more about of friends, watch this video.
Click video to play. Photo Credit Brian Skerry
In honour of Canada's 150th, we present to you the North Atlantic Right Whale! These extremely rare whales spend the summer in Canadian waters. For thousands of years, whales have provided Indigenous peoples with food and tools. It was of such importance that one of the beliefs of the Mi’kmaq people is that the whale is the master of life in the sea. Once much more common, there are only about 500 of them left on Earth. We all need to work together to ensure this massive marine mammal is around for generations to come.