EmbracedByLeaves t1_j6nte31 wrote
Reply to comment by SyndicalistCPA in 8th Dead Whale washes up on NY/NJ coastline by grr5000
Why are there a ton of boat strikes only while this surveying is going on?
Yes, whales get hit by boats, but never at this rate.
The sonar and underwater noise does cause issues with the whales. When they were doing underwater geologic blasting a few years ago, the whales were acting strange then too.
All I'm saying is it should be studied/observed.
SyndicalistCPA t1_j6nvdfl wrote
You do know whales have been shifting the migration patterns due to overfishing and climate change right?
barristadept t1_j6o18x5 wrote
There were many whales in the area through summer because of the amount of food in the NY Bight region. Nothing to do with climate change or over fishing. Those whales should have moved south by now. Why are they getting struck now and not when they were all over the place months ago? I think all people are asking for is to investigate the deaths (yes some were caused by boat strikes). If the ocean was being drilled for oil and these same whale deaths were occurring the Dems would put a stop to it. What a clown world.
SyndicalistCPA t1_j6o3sj1 wrote
Must look like a clown world to a clown.
Half of the whales were dead by being struck. Other half was likely starvation.
barristadept t1_j6oqbhv wrote
It should be easy to make that determination then. Halt the whale killing sonar and determine the cause before proceeding. It's hilarious that democrats would be bitching for the same thing if we were drilling for oil. But it's wind so a few whales deaths is worth it. Clown world.
barristadept t1_j6ozyms wrote
Explain why this is happening now? There were far more whales around the NY Bight all summer long with even higher boat traffic. Why now? People choose to bury their heads in the sand only when it suits their cause.
SyndicalistCPA t1_j6ot3dr wrote
Democrats this, democrats that. Unhinged behavior. Wind Farm work hasn't
>>“We can say that these active acoustic systems that are used during these surveys are commonly used around the world,” said Ben Laws, deputy chief for NOAA’s Permits and Conservation Division, and NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources, during a press conference earlier this month. “There are no historical stranding events that have been associated with use of systems like these.”
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>Whale death spikes are not a new phenomenon. According to NOAA, there have been 178 unusual mortalities since 2016. Almost half of the necropsied whales were hit by vessels, while the remaining results are inconclusive. Sometimes the bodies are too decomposed to determine a cause of death, experts say.
Reidenberg said it’s possible that because water quality has improved, the fish whales eat are more abundant. That means whales are hanging around port areas with high boat traffic for longer periods, putting them at greater risk of getting hit by a ship.
Dumbass conservatives obsessed with conspiracies.
EmbracedByLeaves t1_j6otrc9 wrote
This directly contradicts your earlier claim that they died from starvation.
barristadept t1_j6p0i2b wrote
Clown World!
SyndicalistCPA t1_j6owmh6 wrote
Where did I state that as a fact?
barristadept t1_j6p1b4g wrote
Phil is going to appease the knuckle dragging conservatives and call George Costanza. Folks, i promise we'll get to the bottom of this!
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