NECWA News Blog

2018 Fundraiser to help NECWA. Help raise money for NECWA by donating your used items to SAVERS in Plymouth. When you drop off at SAVERS, tell them that you are donating on behalf of NECWA and NECWA will receive money for each item you donate. Date: Saturday, April 21, 2018 Time: 10 am - 2 pm Location: SAVERS, Plymouth, 10 Pilgrim Hill Road

                                                                                                                                   Photograph Credit: Krill Carson Hi! This is Ingrid Biedron again, and this week I'd like to highlight North Atlantic right whales. No new North Atlantic right whale calves have been sighted this season. Usually right whale calves are seen in January and February in ocean waters from Georgia to Florida. On average, about 17 calves are born per year. 2017 was a tragic year for the North Atlantic right whale. At least 17 right whales were found dead, 12 in Canada and 5 in the United States (US). Right whale fluking off Race Point, Provincetown, MA. Photograph credit: Krill Carson Only about 450 North Atlantic right whales remain, and of those, less than 100 are breeding females. Although the right whale population grew in the 2000’s, in recent years, the population has been declining. Entanglement in lobster and snow crab gear and ship s

Hot off the press, this toddler shirt is super adorable for anyone who loves whales!  How can you say no to this shirt with the text ""I'm as cute as a baby whale!" The baby humpback whale design is the creation of artist Mary Jo Danton. This 100% cotton, 5.5 oz shirt comes in two colors: pink and aqua colors.  Toddler sizes to choose from are 2T, 3T, 4T, 5-6 and 7. All toddler shirts are $13 plus shipping and handling. To purchase yours today and support NECWA's projects and activities, go to our NECWA online Store by clicking HERE . All proceeds from the sale of merchandise through NECWA's online store go to support our many projects and activities.  Thank you!

NECWA will once again have a booth at the New England Saltwater Fishing Show from March 9th through March 11th.  We will be chatting up our New England Basking Shark and Ocean Sunfish Sighting Project (www.nebshark.org) as well as our Diamondback Terrapin Sighting Project. You can pick-up our free sighting keytags for these projects as well as Mass Audubon's Sea Turtle Sighting Network. Stop by the booth and say hello to the NECWA crew! We will have lots of free give-aways as well as a few things for purchase to help support our efforts.  See you there!