Off Long Island, Humpback Whales Found Scarred; Nearly 90% Injured by Fishing Gear Off South Shore
A six-year survey of humpback whales that are increasingly lingering in the waters off Long Island found almost 90% carried scars from entanglement in fishing ropes or nets. A smaller but still significant number, particularly young whales, had been wounded by ship propellers.
Researchers from Stony Brook University used drones to take images of the whales swimming off the South Shore, which allowed them to capture a more comprehensive view of the animals' bodies than...
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