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Humpback whale research in Virginia Beach aims to prevent ship strikes

Posted on February 8, 2021

Researchers from Duke University and HDR Inc. are collaborating on a project examining humpback whale occurrence and behavior around the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay where they are susceptible to ship strikes. 

 

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