those crafty killer whales left me astonished at their ability to cooperate and problem solve.

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My mother likes browsing sites like Redfin, Zillow, etc to look at houses, because they usually have lots of pictures of the surrounding areas and not just the house. She was looking at a house on Camano Island, Washington and this picture was in the slideshow. She texted me a screenshot and asked what it was and I'm really unsure! I'm assuming some kind of baleen whale, based on the two blowholes, but I'm a little stumped after that. My best guesses are either Bryde's or Sei whale, but I would love to know for sure; it's been driving me crazy for days lol.

Hi I saw a NYC post that there is a humpback in the city and it will end up probably in the East River. I’m googling but not finding much on how to see it or track it. I am off this week and would love to see him/her! Does anyone know how to get latest news? Or has anyone seen an update? Thank you!

seems like we’ve had a very active year for humpback whales in the Atlantic Ocean and our other surrounding waters! I’ve lived here my whole life and recently I’m hearing more and more stories of people seeing humpbacks breaching from their apartments in Long Beach or their jobs in Fire Island. I went whale watching out of Montauk and saw over 25 humpbacks in 6 hours!!! I was wondering if anybody in this sub knew why this might be the case— is it something to do with the increase in fresh water leading to more feeding fish for them? Are their migratory patterns shifting in the absence of a whaling industry in New England? hoping you guys might have some answers or stories for me 🐋

1.	Hydrophone and Pinger Integration
•	This solution combines acoustic devices to protect whales. Hydrophones can detect whale nearby, it would send a signal to pingers placed on fishing nets or boats. These pingers would then  emit sound signal to deter whales from approaching the nets or vessels, thereby reducing the risk of entanglement or collision.
2.	Improved Ropeless Gear Design
•	From our research, one of the challenges with ropeless fishing gear is locating it in strong currents, bad weather, or nighttime conditions. Our idea is to incorporate LED lights or bioluminescent elements into the gear to make it easier to locate when it surfaces.

We would love to hear your feedback on these concepts.

Why don’t they do good in captivity like belugas?