• Humpbacks and great whites abundant off NY and NJ coast• Cleaner waters believed responsible for rise in ocean giants, Last modified on Wed 14 Feb 2018 18.08 GMT. Whales and great white sharks are most commonly spotted off the Massachusetts and Maine coasts in summer and have been increasing there in recent years. “The river used to bring nothing but pollution but in the last five years or so there is cleaner water, more nutrients and less garbage,” he said, adding that other conservation and protection measures elsewhere in the region have also improved the ocean waters considerably. Sieswerda personally monitors a colony of harbour seals near his home in the New York City borough of Staten Island, which have increased to around 66 this year from just 10 in 2006.
In one such incident, fishermen reeled in a baby great white – which still weighed 80lbs – off Rockaway Beach in Queens. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Sure, why not. The marine boom is also bringing in more sharks to the waters around New Jersey and New York. From New Jersey to Cape Cod, in Massachusetts, fishermen have reported increased instances of seeing and reeling in great whites and other sharks. An aerial view of the ocean and shoreline at Long Beach, New York on July 27, 2020. Photograph: Artie Raslich/Gotham Whale, Cleaner waters along the New Jersey and New York coasts are increasing the abundance of Humpback Whales and Great White Sharks. So fingers crossed that they don’t get caught up in some freak weather event, y’heard? “I know it’s the start of [Discovery’s] Shark Week, but that doesn’t concern me.”. The surge in whale numbers can also lead to problems – in May, after a sei whale was hit by a cruise ship and dragged up the Hudson River, increased numbers of collisions between whales and ships were reported in the New York and New Jersey area. ARE there great white sharks in New York? “My boat captain says New York is the new Cape Cod,” Sieswarda told The Guardian. Tags: 2014, New Jersey, new jersey wildlife, wildlife. In 2011, they spotted five whales. His team has seen humpbacks “lunge feeding”, where the whales rise up under giant shoals and take hundreds of thousands of pounds of fish into their mouths in one gulp, filtering out the seawater through their baleen grills and swallowing the fish. Support our efforts to protect New Jersey’s rarest animals, restore important habitat, and foster pride in New Jersey’s rich wildlife heritage. Gotham Whale runs research and tourist trips from Breezy Point, Queens. A whale dives, with Manhattan’s One World Trade Centre, also known as the Freedom Tower, in the background. He said fishermen who venture out into the New York Bight or Long Island Sound are more likely to encounter these species of shark. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! This entry was posted Batten your hatches and brush up on your Ahab impersonations: Whales are here. Photograph: Artie Raslich/Gotham Whale, A humpback whale lunge feeding, showing great expansion of throat. Yes, the waters around New York City, a place not usually noted for its natural wonders, have seen an uptick in major marine life in the past couple words. Batten your hatches and brush up on your Ahab impersonations: Whales are here. That means whales and sharks have been venturing closer to the shores of Manhattan. 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. WHALENADO IS UPON US. Gotham Whale counted 29 whales, all humpbacks, in New York waters from the start of the feeding season in the spring to the end of July 2014, compared with 43 for the whole 2013 season, 25 in 2012 and five in 2011. These waters now contain more nutrients and less garbage, and have encouraged rises in fish populations – thus attracting more whales and sharks to the area. Last month, the US government’s decision to open the Atlantic seaboard from Florida to Delaware, south of New Jersey, for oil prospecting using sonic cannons also caused concern. The Gotham Whale group, an association of “citizen scientists” who track the comings and goings of those mammoth sea creatures around New York City, reported that there’s been an increase in activity in New York waters. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), CWF’s Ben Wurst to speak on Diamondback Terrapins tonight at Bass River, Piping Plover Population Reaches Lowest Levels in Decades, CWF In The News: Habitat Restoration Project in Barnegat Light a Collaborative Success, Watch Now: New Video Highlights Collaboration, Success of the Barnegat Light Restoration Project. Sieswerda, a former curator at both the New York aquarium and the New England aquarium in Boston, keeps records of whale sightings with a team of trained volunteers, identifying individual whales by their unique tail markings. According to Gotham Whale leader Paul Sieswarda, cleaner waters around the shores of Manhattan mean a boom in the fish population. on Monday, August 18th, 2014 at 10:00 am and is filed under Wildlife News. Cleaner waters along the New Jersey and New York coasts are increasing the abundance of Humpback Whales and Great White Sharks. However, the agency’s most recent research, carried out off the California coast, showed great white numbers rising an estimated tenfold, after decades of decline accelerated if not solely caused by a rise in shark hunting inspired by the 1975 film Jaws. “I would say it’s only about four miles from the Statue of Liberty,” he told the Guardian. These waters now contain more nutrients and less garbage, and have encouraged rises in fish populations – thus attracting more whales and sharks to the area.
Humpback whales and great white sharks are surging in numbers in the waters around New York City this summer, in a wildlife bonanza that is delighting … Enter your email address to subscribe to the Conserve Wildlife Blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 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. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save.
CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has reported a surge in numbers on the east coast but has yet to record detailed data. You have entered an incorrect email address! Photograph: Artie Raslich/Gotham Whale. This weekend dorsal fins were spotted in the waters around New York, it seems like the Great White Sharks have come back to their favorite summer vacation spot, Jersey Shore’s beaches. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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