The History of Whales in New York

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For more than a century, it was really rare to see a whale close to New York City. The whales are lured in by this kind of fish that have increased off the shores of New Jersey and Long Island. Before the 1985 moratorium on commercial whaling, humpback whale populations had fallen as much as 95%. But seeing all the whales in larger numbers does not mean whale numbers have increased.

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