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'Dazzling Array': 161 Whales, Including 7 Different Species, Spotted Off Mass Coast 'Dazzling Array': 161 Whales, Including 7 Different Species, Spotted Off Mass Coast
'Dazzling Array': 161 Whales, Including 7 Different Species, Spotted Off Mass Coast It’s a whale of a tale and researchers have the pictures to prove it. A recent aerial survey conducted by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center came across a jaw-dropping 161 whales in the waters south of Martha’s Vineyard and southeast of Nantucket. The stunning display was comprised of seven different whale species, including 93 sei, 36 humpback, 21 fin, as well as minke, sperm, and North Atlantic right whales. Researchers also spotted two Orcas, also known as killer whales, one of whom was seen chowing down on a tuna. NOAA Fisheries’ New England/Mid-Atlantic region called it a “dazzli…

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Massive Dead Whale Found On Long Island Shore Massive Dead Whale Found On Long Island Shore
Massive Dead Whale Found On Long Island Shore A massive whale was found washed up on a Long Island shore over the weekend. Members of the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society responded to Amagansett late on Saturday, May 30, where there was a report of a 35-foot female humpback whale on the beach. The whale was originally reported just offshore of Amagansett by the United States Coast Guard and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Saturday night after it was seen in the surf at approximately 8 p.m., officials said. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 31, members of the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society were…

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by Zak Failla