Organization: Marine Resources Council of East Florida
Developing volunteer training and outreach programs in Florida to maintain a network of whale-watching citizens who report sightings of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in their only known calving ground. Relaying the reported sightings to ships traveling in the whale calving grounds to help prevent collisions. Gathering long-term data on habitat, behavior and reproduction of these rare whales, which number fewer than 500.
Website: www.mrcirl.org
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