Whale of the Ice

The North Atlantic Right Whale. Slow swimmers. Social. Oxygen Makers. Acoustic communicators:) And Critically Endangered...with only about 380 of these lovelies remaining...including approximately 70 reproductively active females. Major Human threats include: *Fishing gear entanglement (over 80% of North Atlantic whales have been entangled in ropes at least once:( . We need more rope-less fishing gear! *Vessel Strikes! Commercial ships and boats need to slowwww down respecting the speed limit of 10 knots per hour. *climate change...warming ocean temperatures....shifting their food availability...forcing them to move into unprotected shipping lanes. *Ocean noise: underwater noise from shipping traffic/industrial activities disrupt their communtication, disrupting feeding, social bonding and navigation. #therightwhaletosave