A: Right whales, which can weigh up to 70 tons and measure as long as 55 feet, swim in the waters off New England and Nova Scotia during the summer. read more
Some years whale observers with the Marineland Right Whale Project count as few as 10 sightings all season. Visitors to the coast between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach can’t count on a whale sighting — there are too few whales for that. But there are worse ways to spend an afternoon than hanging out on a Florida fishing pier scanning the ocean. read more