Those idiot in NJ will surely fall for our lies if we make claims with no evidence and pretend to care about the whales like they do!New_Stats OP t1_j9yfz1m wrote
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There's been an uptick well before the sonar mapping. NOAA says it's most likely due to vessel strikes.
Rainbowrobb t1_j9yixbx wrote
So the rate of strandings began to increase prior to the sonar mapping. There has been an increase of whales in recent years due to an increase of their prey. It's really that simple apparently
tonyblow2345 t1_j9yhx1a wrote
The key would be to figure out if the whales were hit and it caused their death, or they were sick/dead at the surface before being hit. I would HOPE they have someone trying to determine these things.
Sudovoodoo80 t1_j9zpco8 wrote
They do but it can be difficult, because most of the time by the time a dead whale ends up on shore decay has already started.
Shawn0mara t1_j9z793o wrote
But most have these have been during the winter when there’s not many vessels out there besides cargo ships?
New_Stats OP t1_j9z9g4g wrote
Quick question, what do you think is killing whales? Massive cargo ships or Jeff's 20 foot fishing boat that's smaller than most the things washing up on our shores and he's cleverly named "Huge Test Tackles"?
Shawn0mara t1_j9zk7lt wrote
Right but many of these vessel strikes could be after the whale is already dead. The carcasses are always too decomposed to check their ears for damage.
I’m not saying it’s sonar/wind related but it’s worth looking into the root cause because whale deaths haven’t been this frequent in my lifetime.
New_Stats OP t1_j9zlnf1 wrote
>Right but many of these vessel strikes could be after the whale is already dead
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read. the. fucking. link. holy shit.
Shawn0mara t1_ja108f4 wrote
lol
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