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A new whale detection network launches in San Francisco Bay, alerting ships in real time
Climate change is pushing starving gray whales into the San Francisco Bay in unusual numbers, where ship strikes killed at least 40% of the 21 whales found dead last year
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According to ABC News’s source item, A new whale detection network launches in San Francisco Bay, alerting ships in real time, Climate change is pushing starving gray whales into the San Francisco Bay in unusual numbers, where ship strikes killed at least 40% of the 21 whales found dead last year
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- A new whale detection network launches in San Francisco Bay, alerting ships in real timeABC News - 2026-05-20T05:23:25+00:00
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