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decoy1209 t1_j8lrm4i wrote

it could be that the whale population has reached a point that we are seeing more dead from old age and other natural causes. there was also a theory put forward that windmills are to blame. research is still out on that last one.

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Hooktales t1_j8moik2 wrote

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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