1. Education  North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Two North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis)  Two North
Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis)  Blue Ocean Society
The North Atlantic right whale’s Latin name, Eubalaena
glacialis, translates to “true whale of the ice.” The name is
appropriate because whalers considered it the “right” whale to
hunt because it moves slowly, floats when dead, and has long
baleen and thick blubber, both of which were commodities sought
by whalers. North Atlantic right whales have been protected from
whalers since the 1930’s but have been slow to recover, making
them one of the most endangered whale species.   The North
Atlantic right whale is one of three species of right whales,
which also includes the North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena
japonica) and the southern right whale (Eubalaena australis).
The North Atlantic right whale inhabits the Atlantic Ocean from
the waters off Nova Scotia, Canada to the southeastern U.S.
North Atlantic right whales