Humpback Whales Feeding (IMAGE)

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Humpback Whales Feeding

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Humpback whales feed on anchovy off the Coast of California. New research shows that warm ocean temperatures pushed whales into the same water as crab fishermen, and whale entanglements increased.

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John Calambokidis/Cascadia Research Collective

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CREDIT: John Calambokidis/Cascadia Research Collective

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