Each winter, female right whales migrate to the region from Nova Scotia and the Bay of Fundy to give birth, often accompanied by young whales. Their path takes them right down the coast past Daytona Beach, known as the Right Whale Maternity ward. Earlier this week, one whale strayed briefly into the Ponce Inlet before correcting course and heading back out to sea. Area whale watchers also took to their boats to help one two year old whale who had become tangled in fishing rope. They were successful in removing some ropes and cutting others.
Pleep has signed up to be a volunteer whale spotter. He figured all his experience spotting the dolphins in the inter-coastal off The Deck Down Under would give him a leg up on other volunteers. He has appointed Cubby and Delete to help, explaining, "Why should I have to hold up the binoculars all day when I can make use of Delete's antlers?" The whale hotline is in full operation awaiting calls about whale sightings or whales in need of help. Right whales are an endangered species with only 300-400 whales remaining. In the whale workshops, the Marineland biologist explained that information is relayed to ships in the area as part of an effort to minimize collisions between the ships and the whales.
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