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Right Whale Festival Highlights Conservation and Community Events

10/15/2025

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The Right Whale Festival will be held November 1–2 at Main Beach Park, Amelia Island, to raise awareness of the North Atlantic right whale, about 370 individuals.
Keynote speaker Dr. Michael Moore will discuss whale conservation, joined by retired NOAA biologist Barb Zoodsma.
The festival includes a beach clean-up, a pet parade, and a free movie screening, plus updates on 11 new mother-and-calf pairs this calving season with no mortalities.

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Story summary

The Right Whale Festival will be held November 1–2 at Main Beach Park, Amelia Island, to raise awareness of the North Atlantic right whale, about 370 individuals.
Keynote speaker Dr. Michael Moore will discuss whale conservation, joined by retired NOAA biologist Barb Zoodsma.
The festival includes a beach clean-up, a pet parade, and a free movie screening, plus updates on 11 new mother-and-calf pairs this calving season with no mortalities.