AMELIA ISLAND


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Locations: FLORIDA

Right Whale Festival Returns Bigger Than Ever to Amelia Island Nov. 4-5

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Friday, October 20, 2023
Endangered Species Act of 1973, Whale, Education, Mortality, National Marine Fisheries Service, Powell, Organization, Research, Endangered species, NOAA, Mother, International Fund for Animal Welfare, ISLAND, Animal welfare, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, National Oceanographic Data Center, Fishery, Whaling

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla., Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual Right Whale Festival will return to Amelia Island, Florida, and will be bigger than ever with more than 100 exhibitors and many new fun and educational events. The festival will be held Nov 4-5 at Main Beach Park in Fernandina Beach beginning at 10 a.m.

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  • Visitors to celebrate endangered right whales, beginning of calving season at annual event
    AMELIA ISLAND, Fla., Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual Right Whale Festival will return to Amelia Island, Florida, and will be bigger than ever with more than 100 exhibitors and many new fun and educational events.
  • This year's theme will be "Less Rope, More Hope" which calls out one of the main causes of right whale mortality – becoming entangled in fishing gear.
  • North Atlantic right whales are one of the world's most endangered large whale species, with fewer than 350 individuals remaining in the population.
  • Sponsors include the Amelia Island Tourist Development Council and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).