Juveniles 



Two juveniles were tagged (PTT #827 and PTT #833) and data were received for 

 3 and 12 days respectively. Of the two, only PTT #833 (NEA #1981), an animal of 

 unknown sex, provided locations. It stayed in the same general area, traveling at least 576 

 km between 26 locations (Figure 17) for an average of 48 km/day. The majority of this 

 juvenile's activity was at the northern end of the deepest part of the main Fundy shipping 

 channel, along the 180 m (100 fathom) contour line (Figure 18). This general region was 

 where most whales were tagged because it had the highest concentration of right whales. 

 It is also the main shipping channel in the Bay of Fundy (see "Conclusions"). 



Females with calves 



Two adult females with calves were tagged. One of these, "Wart" (PTT #839, NEA 

 #1140), was tracked for 42 days and traveled at least 3,833 km between 111 locations for 

 an average of 2.6 locations and 90 km per day (Figure 19). The first two weeks after tagging 

 were spent in the Fundy (shipping) Channel east of Grand Manan and the shallower waters 

 south of Grand Manan. During the next three weeks, the animal traveled a largely coastal 

 route (usually within 120 km of shore) to New Jersey and subsequently returned to the Bay 

 of Fundy. This movement demonstrated four major points: 



1) right whales can move long distances over short periods of time; 



2) the resighting of the tagged animal six weeks later in the same area 

 would previously have been misinterpreted as a minimum estimate of 

 residency time in the Bay of Fundy, which it was not; 



3) some animals prefer a "nearshore" route of movement; and 



4) females with calves have sufficient energy reserves to travel widely and 

 are not restricted to a specific area during this time of year. 



It is not known why this pair traveled so far or took this route. Among the many 

 possibilities are: searching for food, introducing the calf to areas of potential feeding 

 importance, exercising the calf, and recreation. 



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