Whale watching trip on a glorious July day, heading out of Plymouth Harbor on a four hour tour of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Saw an incredible number of humpback whales (more than on any other whale watch I've been on, and I've been on quite a few).
As wikipedia notes, humpback whales were once hunted "to the brink of extinction; the population fell to around 5,000 by the 1960s. Numbers have partially recovered to some 135,000 humpback whales worldwide." But "entanglement in fishing gear, collisions with ships, and noise pollution continue to threaten the species." Whale Watch tours help bring awareness of the plight of humpback whales and other threatened and endangered marine species.
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Whale watching trip on a glorious July day, heading out of Plymouth Harbor on a four hour tour of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Saw an incredible number of Humpback Whales (more than on any other whale watch I've been on, and I've been on a few).
Tags: Whale Watch Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary Humpback Whales
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Whale watching trip on a glorious July day, heading out of Plymouth Harbor on a four hour tour of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Saw an incredible number of Humpback Whales (more than on any other whale watch I've been on, and I've been on a few).
Tags: Whale Watch Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary Humpback Whales
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Whale watching trip on a glorious July day, heading out of Plymouth Harbor on a four hour tour of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Saw an incredible number of Humpback Whales (more than on any other whale watch I've been on, and I've been on a few).
Humpback whales often feed by skimming the surface of the water, open mouthed, capturing small fish, krill and other zooplankton by filtering them through their baleen.
Tags: Whale Watch Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary Humpback Whales
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Whale watching trip on a glorious July day, heading out of Plymouth Harbor on a four hour tour of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Saw an incredible number of Humpback Whales (more than on any other whale watch I've been on, and I've been on a few).
Humpback whales often feed by skimming the surface of the water, open mouthed, capturing small fish, krill and other zooplankton by filtering them through their baleen.
Tags: Whale Watch Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary Humpback Whales
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