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Whale Watchers Spot Entangled, Endangered Whale In 'Poor Condition' Off Jersey Shore Coast Whale Watchers Spot Entangled, Endangered Whale In 'Poor Condition' Off Jersey Shore Coast
Whale Watchers Spot Entangled, Endangered Whale In 'Poor Condition' Off Jersey Shore Coast A group of whale watchers spotted an endangered whale entangled off the Jersey Shore coast over the weekend. Naturalists aboard the "American Princess" -- a New York-based whale watch -- saw the North Atlantic right whale at around 2 p.m. Sunday, about 2.7 nautical miles east of Sea Bright, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries said. The whale appears to be in "extremely poor condition" and has large lesions on its body, NOAA Fisheries said. There were two visible lines partially embedded around the whale's head and likely has a more complex entanglement,…

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by Cecilia Levine