“Cap’n” Seth Wakeman Jr.
Finally there is some good news for the North Atlantic right whale — about 6,000 pounds of good news.
Dr. John Patrick worked to set the identification of a whale skull bone in motion.
Rescuers have been working to free an entangled female North Atlantic right whale, one of the many that have made their seasonal arrival in waters south of the Vineyard and in Cape Cod Bay to feed.
After a year of rising concern about North Atlantic right whales, scientists have yet to document a single newborn whale during calving season.
About 25 North Atlantic right whales gathered south of the Vineyard last week, marking an early-season sighting.
Dr. Mark Baumgartner will be the featured speaker for Plight of the Right Whale, an upcoming Tuesdays in the Newsroom talk held at the Gazette office on Tuesday, Jan. 23.
