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The decline of one of the rarest whales in the world appears to be slowing, but scientists warn the giant mammals still face existential threats from warming oceans, ship collisions and entanglement in fishing gear.
The decline of one of the rarest whales in the world appears to be slowing, but scientists warn the giant mammals still face existential threats from warming oceans, ship collisions and entanglement in fishing gear. The population of North Atlantic right whales, which live off the U.S. East Coast, fell by about 25% from 2010 to 2020 and was down to only about 364 whales as of 2021. This suggests the population is potentially levelling off, as equal numbers of whales could be entering the population as are being killed, the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium said Monday.
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Several incidents of washed up whale carcass were reported along the New Jersey coastline, possibly due to vessel strikes or floating offshore wind farms. Click to read more.
The Obama Administration is aggressively exploiting regulation to achieve its policy agenda, issuing 157 new major rules at a cost to Americans approaching $73 billion annually.
Oceanography experts partnered with a shipping firm to deploy robotic buoys on the east coast. Learn more about the purpose of these marine devices and how could they help with both the shipping industry and the animals of the sea.