Surfers Learn 500-Yard Rule Hard Way
The sighting of the mother and calf pair at Cocoa
Beach on Feb. 19 brought some attention to the area.
A pair of surfers was later seen on several evening
news broadcasts within feet of the whales. Police met
them when they returned to the beach.
A few weeks later in New Smyrna Beach, kayakers
approached whales and people swam out to them
with their underwater cameras. They were not only
unwittingly violating the Federal Endangered Species
Act, they were also putting themselves at risk. A fiftyfoot
mother will use her huge tail to protect her calf. If
you see anyone within 1500 feet of a right whale,
please report it to Florida Fish and Wildlife at 1-888-
404-FWCC, our hotline (1-888-97-WHALE), or your
local law enforcement agency immediately so
appropriate action can be taken.
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