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Unusually high number of right whales gathered in 1 spot off New England coast
BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population worldwide, have gathered in an area off the coast of New England. A aerial survey team from the New England Aquarium spotted the whales this week along a 10-mile stretch off the western edge of Jeffreys Ledge.
More than 75 right whales spotted in southern Maine waters, officials say
The whales were seen “in all directions: at the surface, swimming, and diving,” said Kate Laemmle, associate research technician in the Anderson Cabot Center who was aboard the aerial survey flights.
More than 75 right whales – 20% of enganged population – spotted off Maine's coast
Dozens of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted in the Gulf of Maine this week, researchers from the New England Aquarium said Thursday. An aerial survey team from the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life spotted the whales on Jan.
Biologists say 75 North Atlantic right whales are grouped together off coast of NH
Biologists from the New England Aquarium say 20 percent of all the right whales in the world are together, right now, off the coast of New Hampshire.
20% of world's right whale population gathered off New England in unusual sighting
There are at least 75 North Atlantic right whales gathered off New England in an unusual sighting. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said statements in President Biden’s farewell speech came much too late in a Thursday statement,

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Anglers glimpse rare moment of orcas ‘coordinating’ attack on whale, study says
After the attack, which took place off the coast of Honduras, one of the orcas charged “directly” at the anglers’ boat.
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