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Marine Heat Wave Linked to Sharp Increase in Whale Entanglements

28 Jan 2020
An ocean heat wave off the U.S. West Coast from 2014 to 2016 drove humpback whales into a narrow band of cooler water, leading to a dramatic increase in whale entanglements with crab-fishing gear, according to a new study.
Yale E360 / Mike Brubaker
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