The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reported 161 sightings of whales last month, representing seven different whale species.<\/p>\n
The sightings, recorded on May 25, took place off the northeastern U.S. Coasts, near Martha\u2019s Vineyard and southeast of Nantucket. According to NOAA, the sightings included an unusually high number of whale species, particularly endangered whales.<\/p>\n
The sightings don\u2019t necessarily mean there were 161 individual whales, since some may have been counted multiple times, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n
But the recorded whale sightings were still a positive sign, especially considering the high numbers of endangered species observed.<\/p>\n
The researchers observed 93 sei whales, which are considered endangered under the Endangered Species Act.<\/p>\n
As stated on the NOAA website, sei whales experienced major declines in the 19th and 20th centuries, when around 300,000 of these whales were hunted.<\/p>\n
This was one of the highest recorded concentrations of sei whales, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n
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