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Whale Leaps Out of Water Alongside South Shore Paddleboarder
Whale, would you look at that? Talk about the thrill of a lifetime for two men from neighboring towns. A photographer happened to capture the moment Sunday morning when a whale breached above the ocean’s surface right off the coast of Massachusetts, not far from an experienced paddleboarder. In fact, Michael Manfredi was within just 35 feet of the humpback…
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The Newest National Marine Sanctuary Could Be the Hudson Canyon — Right Off the Coast of NYC
Not too far from New York City lies an undersea wonder. Known as the Hudson Canyon, it’s located 100 miles off the coast of New York and New Jersey but a world away from the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple. The Hudson Canyon is America’s largest underwater canyon in the Atlantic Ocean, and it could soon earn...
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Inside the Hudson Canyon, an Ecological Hotspot and the Country's Next Potential National Marine Sanctuary
Just 100 miles off the shore of New York and New Jersey lies the largest underwater canyon in the Atlantic Ocean, the Hudson Canyon. An ecological hotspot, it could soon become the U.S.’s next national marine sanctuary. LX News storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo spoke to LeAnn Hogan, the regional coordinator for the NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, about why the...
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Ocean Life Projected to Die Off in Mass Extinction If Emissions Remain High
Marine animals could die off at a level rivaling the biggest mass extinctions in geologic history if people don’t curb greenhouse gas emissions.