Ailing calf spotted off coast of Georgia

The 12th North Atlantic right whale calf of the season is already in trouble. Surveyors spotted Half Note, a 39-year-old right whale, with her latest calf swimming in waters off Sea Island, Ga., on Jan. 18. She is a calf of Fermata, the first whale...

  • North Atlantic right whale No. 1301, known as Half Note, swims 12 nautical miles off Fernan-dina Beach on Dec. 18, 2021. Researchers saw her with a calf a month later off Sea Island, Ga.
    North Atlantic right whale No. 1301, known as Half Note, swims 12 nautical miles off Fernan-dina Beach on Dec. 18, 2021. Researchers saw her with a calf a month later off Sea Island, Ga.

    The 12th North Atlantic right whale calf of the season is already in trouble.

    Surveyors spotted Half Note, a 39-year-old right whale, with her latest calf swimming in waters off Sea Island, Ga., on Jan…