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WHOI researchers had a close encounter with this humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)during an expedition on Stellwagen Bank, off the coast of Massachusetts. Biologists have been tagging humpbacks and right whales with short-term radio tags (lasting 1-3 hours before falling off) in order to monitor their dives and behavior and how it related to water conditions…

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Up Close and Personal

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High-wire Act

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