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44-Foot Dead Whale Caught On Cruise Ship's Bow Towed To Jersey Shore: NOAA
A dead whale was towed to the Jersey Shore after it was caught on the bow of a cruise ship, officials said. The cruise ship in the Port of Brooklyn, New York, reported the sei whale was caught on the front of the vessel on the morning of Saturday, May 4. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries service for New England and the mid-Atlantic issued a news release about the incident on Wednesday, May 8. The roughly 44-foot-long whale was brought to shore in Sandy Hook to give better access to heavy equipment. A necropsy was performed on Tuesday, May 7 and t…
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'Stay Away From Seals': Organization Pleads With Jersey Shore Beach Goers
A Jersey Shore-based mammal rescue organization is pleading with beachgoers to stay away from seals. Over the past week several amateur and professional photographers have been flooding social media groups with photos and videos of seals taken at a close distance, revealing exact locations of resting animals on the beach, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine said. "This has attracted crowds around resting seals, causing further disturbance and harassment of the animals," the non-profit organization said. "A video has even surfaced of someone touching a seal. Several healthy sea…