More whales are dying, marine conservation groups are concerned
Since December, 18 large whales have been found dead on the East Coast. The most recent in New York.
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Since December, 18 large whales have been found dead on the East Coast. The most recent in New York.
Researchers launch pilot study to learn more about seal population now inhabiting local waters Seals lounging on a rock off the Ram Island Causeway. (Credit: Eleanor P. Labrozzi) When I first started fishing on Long Island in the early 1980s, observing a marine mammal in the wild was an extremely rare occurrence. Due to years of unregulated hunting, many populations declined to the point where they faced extinction. In 1972, the Marine Mammal Protection Act was signed into law and many species have since made remarkable comebacks. Members of one such grou...