Bonehenge Whale Center

Bonehenge Whale Center Showcase and conserve North
Carolina whales, dolphins, and porpoises through research, education
and outreach, and specimen collection and display.

The Bonehenge Whale Center in Beaufort, NC is a facility from which to base research, exhibit fabrication and display, marine conservation, educational programming, outreach, publications, and stranded specimen collection/maintenance that focus on NC cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), past and present. Thank you for your interest and support.

WELL DONE, EMERALD ISLE πŸ‘πŸ‘ Your move, Carteret County!
05/14/2026

WELL DONE, EMERALD ISLE πŸ‘πŸ‘ Your move, Carteret County!

Emerald Isle commissioners have approved a text amendment banning the release of balloons within town limits, officials said.The change to the town’s ordinances

05/14/2026
05/12/2026

Did you catch our segment during last week's episode of "Best of Our State" on on PBS North Carolina? If not, check it out on the PBS North Carolina website (link in the comments).

We're proud to see our work highlighted so beautifully!

Mark your calendars now for the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort's 8th annual Whales and Whaling Symposium: Ma...
03/25/2026

Mark your calendars now for the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort's 8th annual Whales and Whaling Symposium: March 19, 2027!

OUTSTANDING!
03/21/2026

OUTSTANDING!

It's official: the number of North Atlantic right whale calves born this season is the highest in 17 years!

On March 14, 2026, an aerial survey team from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission saw right whale 4617 and her new calf approximately a quarter mile off Crescent Beach, Florida. She is 10 years old and this is her first known calf. She was last seen on February 12, without a calf, making this baby a month old or less. This new baby marks the 23rd calf this season, the highest number since 2009!

Learn more about this newest addition:https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endangered-species-conservation/north-atlantic-right-whale-calving-season-2026

Photo: North Atlantic right whale 4617 and her first known calf swimming approximately a quarter mile off Crescent Beach, Florida. Credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, taken under NOAA permit 26919. Aerial survey funded by the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and NOAA Fisheries.

01/21/2026

A voluntary β€œRight Whale Slow Zone” area is in effect off Cape Hatteras through Monday, Feb. 3.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries on Tuesday announced a new "Right Whale Slow Zone" east of Cape Hatteras in a press release.

On Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, the public detected the presence of right whales off of Cape Hatteras, according to the release. The slow zone is in effect Jan. 19-Feb. 3.

Other slow zones are also currently in effect in the Atlantic Ocean off other states, pictured in the graphic.

Off Cape Hatteras, the zone includes waters bounded by:

Northern boundary: 37Β°27β€² N

Southern boundary: 34Β°57β€² N

Eastern boundary: 75Β°22β€² W

Western boundary: 75Β°58β€² W

"Mariners are requested to avoid or transit at 10 knots or less inside the following Dynamic Management Areas and Slow Zones where endangered right whales have been detected," the NOAA Fisheries release said.

According to the release, "Vessel strikes are one of the primary causes of injury and death for right whales. Slower speeds are known to reduce the severity of impacts to whales when strikes occur and may provide boat and vessel operators an opportunity to avoid a collision."

(Graphic courtesy NOAA Fisheries)

Well done, Atlantic Beach! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸš«πŸŽˆ
12/21/2025

Well done, Atlantic Beach! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸš«πŸŽˆ

ATLANTIC BEACH β€” Following a request from a Raleigh high schooler who frequently visits the coast, the Atlantic Beach Town Council passed an ordinance Monday to ban balloon releases.

10/30/2025

Hey! That's us!

Join us Aug. 21 to talk cetaceans!
08/14/2025

Join us Aug. 21 to talk cetaceans!

Way to go, Dare County! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ Now this just needs to happen statewide! πŸ™…β€β™€οΈπŸŽˆ
08/01/2024

Way to go, Dare County! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ Now this just needs to happen statewide! πŸ™…β€β™€οΈπŸŽˆ

Debbie Swick of Southern Shores, who's passionate about marine life, led an effort that has made it illegal to release balloons from Duck to Hatteras Village.

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275 West Beaufort Road Extension
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