Wild video shows a whale belly-flopping on a boat off Mass. Here's what the humpback was likely doing, and whether whale watching is still safe:
While whales can be marvelous creatures, many kinds of marine life are protected under the federal laws that require people to keep a wide berth away from protected animals — including humpback whales.
Those who know the area, with some having fished there for decades, told NBC10 Boston they have never seen something like this before.on Friday, in video captured by a paddleboarder, Bob Babcock. He told NBC10 Boston he's logged hundreds if not thousands of hours paddleboarding over 16 years and has never seen so many whales so close to shore.
"From what we have seen, there is not a lot of 'breaching' going on but rather lunge feeding which is based on where the fish are schooling," Regina Asmutis-Silvia said in a statement."Feeding whales are often distracted whales making it more important for boaters to be watching for them as the whales are very focused on fish at that point, not boats."
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