November 7, 2023 — The endangered North Atlantic right whale population may have grown slightly with new calves born between 2021 and 2023. But human activities in the ocean could still be killing as many whales as are born, scientists have found in a new assessment.
In a report released for its annual meeting in late October, the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium updated its estimate for the 2022 whale population at 356 animals, based on 18 calves born in 2021, according to a summary from the New England Aquarium.