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Hooktales t1_j8moik2 wrote

Reply to comment by decoy1209 in Why do dead whales keep washing up in NJ? by Shawn0mara

NOAA has been studying unusual mortality events of 174 humpbacks along the entire U.S. East Coast since Jan. 2016,which pre-dates offshore wind activities in the region. Almost half of those #'s are boat related either tangled or hit.

I somewhat agree with you regarding the population increase. But also the # of people who own boats now too greatly increased in the last 10 years. People fish/pull boats right up on them for sm fame.

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Mini-salt t1_j8n8pgp wrote

Some articles are also noting that 40% of the recent deaths since December are attributed to ships hitting them or fishing related equipment.

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