One of the world’s most endangered whales was spotted off the Treasure Coast on Wednesday morning. A WPBF 25 News viewer submitted video of a North Atlantic right whale about 100 yards off the coast of Hutchinson Island. “It was about 9:30 in the morning, we looked outside and she found herself,” said Jane Lindahl, a native of Florida who now lives in Colorado. “It was great.” Share with us: Upload your photos and videos via uLocal Lindahl and her daughter, 6-year-old Reagan, just sat on the porch of their Hutchinson Island apartment and watched the whale, which is about 46 feet long and weighs more. Over 100,000 lbs., she swims right next to it. “I grew up in Florida. It’s one of those marine animals I haven’t actually seen in Florida,” said Lyndall. “You’d expect them in California and Hawaii but not here.” “It’s amazing to see a whale anytime but let alone something. Very close to shore,” said ocean conservationist Jim Abernethy. He said what Lyndals saw was a North Atlantic right whale. According to NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this is the time of year when right whales migrate to the Southeast Florida to give birth, Abernethy said. People to stay within 500 yards of whales to allow them to communicate with their calves, this is because the right whale is at risk Coastal waters off Florida and Georgia are the only known birthing area for these whales and are designated as Critical Habitats by NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said. Fisheries, and may NOAA reports that there are now only about 350 right whales left in the world, and one of them swam right in front of the Lindahls. “It was unbelievable. People started lining up on the beach,” Lyndall said. “It was so special.” WATCH: Gray whale gets excited after being born in front of a Southern California crowd
One of the world’s most endangered whales was spotted off the Treasure Coast on Wednesday morning.
WPBF 25 News viewer has submitted a video of a North Atlantic right whale About 100 yards off the coast of Hutchinson Island.
“It was about 9:30 in the morning, we looked outside and she found herself,” said Jane Lindahl, a native of Florida who now lives in Colorado. “It was amazing.”
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Lyndall and her daughter, 6-year-old Regan, just sat on the porch of their Hutchinson Island condo and watched the whale, which was about 46 feet long and weighed more than 100,000 pounds, swim by.
“I grew up in Florida. It’s one of those marine animals that I haven’t actually seen in Florida,” Lyndall said. “You expect them in California and Hawaii but not here.”
“It’s amazing to see a whale at any time but let alone something so close to shore,” said ocean conservation advocate Jim Abernethy.
Abernethy has been diving with and studying whales for years. He said what Lyndals saw was a North Atlantic right whale.
According to NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationThis is the time of year when right whales migrate to Southeast Florida to give birth.
“We have whales here,” Abernethy said. “But seeing it from Earth is really rare.”
Video below: A look at the sighting video of the endangered whale
The video showed Lyndall skateboarding close to the whale. NOAA noted that the law requires people to stay within 500 yards of the whales to allow them to communicate with their calves.
This is because the right whale is endangered. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that coastal waters off Florida and Georgia are the only known birthing area for these whales and have been designated as critical habitat by NOAA Fisheries.
NOAA estimates that there are now only about 350 right whales left in the world.
One of them swam in front of the Lyndals.
“It was unbelievable. People started lining up on the beach,” Lyndall said. “It was very special.”
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