Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute/taken under NOAA permit 24359. Credit and permit number required for use. Aerial survey funded by NOAA Fisheries and Georgia DNR. During a routine aerial survey on December 3, teams from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Clearwater Marine Aquarium spotted something alarming roughly 10 miles off Jekyll Island, Georgia — a young North Atlantic right whale wrapped in heavy rope. According to NOAA’s Southea
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