Factoid/2014/08/25
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Cleaner Waters Off New York and New Jersey are Attracting More Whales and Sharks
- "Off New York and New Jersey, some of the largest creatures in the ocean are being spotted in greater abundance than has been the case for decades. Paul Sieswerda, head of the Gotham Whale volunteer marine wildlife tracking group, believes the increasing abundance of whales around the Big Apple is largely prompted by cleaner waters that have encouraged huge rises in the populations of fish which the whales eat." - excerpt from article in The Guardian. However, the Hudson River is still far from clean.
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