Gotham Whale founder, Paul Sieswerda, is on a mission to document the rebounding humpback whale population in the New York City Harbor. Legislation passed in the 1970s, like the Clean Water Act, has contributed to the resurging numbers of the whale population.
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do nuclear explosions in the water affect these guys.???
This is heartwarming, but i'm also afraid for them due to the risk of getting hit by shipping.
2:15 Menhaden … everyone I know here on Long Isle calls them "moss bunker". ASIDE: To explain for non locals – theyre a slimy bloody and bony bait fish (with gamey tasting darkish oily flesh – not a good eating fish, but excellent for chum, chunk fishing, and making dried fish food) that feed on algae. Local top predators (Bluefish, Striped Bass, and the occasional Bull or Dusky Shark) love them … they herd them into bait balls, easily spotted by passers by as a churning patch of water filled with flapping tails, diving birds, and jumping fish. A common sight in late summer and early fall.
The whales heard Lizzo was in town and are there to court her
Looks like they were having a whale-of-a-time😉
the whales 🐳 better get out of that Dirty NYC water
Awesome
Don't let the Whales in unless they are vaccinated .
Quit trashing the oceans with sewage and oil , get these dumbasses like newsome out of office
Amazing how nature returns when we stop poisoning it.
Great story!
I live in nyc for 54 years and never seen a whale in the harbor.. this is exciting news means the water quality is getting better.. there was a time when the harbor was filthy and if you feel in you had to go to the hospital but yea this is great news
This is an encouraging story. I hope these New York whales are avoiding ship strikes.
Makes me wonder what natural disaster/activity is going on in the deep ocean, that these creatures would go to NYC.
Bath the whale!
BELIEVE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND BE SAVED. JESUS CHRIST IS COMING SOON, BE READY!
Big city whales. I like it!
They're beautiful. 🐳🐋
Wow surprised but Not really. They been spotted on the beach 🏖️ massive times this summer.
0:05 Are these scares from boats?
That's awesome! Really glad to see the whales coming back
Is this a new information or old footage?
Imagine how much trash is down there that they have to maneuver around …. And that they accidentally eat
I'm sure they got lost lol!!
Oh that disgusting water, those poor things!
Not buying this altruism and this businessman posing as a bioactivist extolling the virtues of a clean NYC harbor and Hudson River. NYC still hauls millions of tons of refuse everyday out to the NYC horizon and dumps it in the ocean, killing these whales' normal feedstock of krill while driving these whales into the fresh water / salt water mix zone, which is detrimental to these whales desperately following it's displaced food supply. This dude is polluting the water around these whales with diesel emissions from his tour boats. He grins while the cash register rings, while the whales groan.
Bravo N.Y.
Are there any fish for it (them) to eat in the harbor?let alone enough?
This is awesome. Just bloody awesome.
Great article, sadly the propeller cuts at 0:04 shows we are still a threat in spite of our best intentions…
in 2016 I passed one in the Long Island sound near the Throggs neck.
I was very concerned because an extremely busy area, many ships and other traffic.
Seems likely an accident was in the making. I hope they have learned how to avoid the dangers. In recent years I have seen many air breathing mammals along the New Jersey coast and adjacent waters.
The water quality has changed tremendously in the last 60 years.
I can recall as a boy, a situation that I knew of, on the Hudson. At the time there was a floating restaurant.
A drunken girl fell off of the gangplank,and a man jumped in to save her. The girl was fine, the man went to the hospital for two weeks because of the polluted water.
Majestic creatures what a amazing sight
Thank you for all your dedicated and hard work to save our whales! ❤️