May 10, 2016 — PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — The 2016 North Atlantic right whale season is winding down and researchers from the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown are reporting a large turnout in the area.
The center conducts multiple aerial surveys each week from December through May to provide data to local, state and federal managers of the critically endangered species which population is estimated to be around 500.
More than 25 percent of the species estimate population visited Cape Cod Bay this season, including six mothers and their newborn calves.
“It’s once again an indication that Cape Cod Bay is central to the future of the species,” said Charles “Stormy” Mayo with the Center for Coastal Studies.
The whales come to the bay during this time as there is an abundance of food.