Humpback Whales In New York City’s Harbor | Nightly News Films
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Gotham Whale founder, Paul Sieswerda, is on a mission to document the rebounding humpback whale population in the New York City Harbor. Legislation passed in the 1970s, like the Clean Water Act, has contributed to the resurging numbers of the whale population.
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Our world desperately needs more news stories like this.
This is the most heartwarming thing I’ve seen all week. I live in NYC and I love this story.. I live on Rosevelt island and I would do anything to see this..
I never thought I'd see humpback whales anywhere near New York City. How amazing!
I can't believe they knew to look! Who would ever think?
That's WONDERFUL... Does that mean the water there is getting CLEANER... I HOPE!
I am shocked - lived in NYC 60 years seeing dirty water - fantastic that the water is getting clean & bringing fish & magnificent whales here. Bravo😀
Yeah this is so exciting. I’ve never thought about whales when I think of NYC. How amazing. 🐋 🐳
That’s great.
But I would still suggest that men flush their condom down the toilet after use to avoid sperm theft.
Amazing how quickly Mother Nature can recover once humans stop killing her creatures on sight!
When we were kids going to visit family & crossing the GWB they 60s-70's they would tell us about relatives who swam in it & how it froze in the winter so they could ice skate. We thought they were nuts.
NBC should be commended. NBC consistently does stories that are not typically tragic headliners, but stories of hope and goodness. Lester Holt's daily coverage often ends with similar stories. Haven't seen other media follow this. NBC stands out and should be highly commended!
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Yes, Lester is all we watched for news in my house during the pandemic. My righty friends would say “that’s just as crazy as you say Tucker Carlson is, but on the left.” But I know differently than that..They don’t spread hate on this channel and I’m thankful.
Whales are beautiful and precious.
NY is putting in the work to clean their harbor and it’s paying off. Adding oysters and other marine life will continue to have positive cascading effects 🐋
They have to stop the sewage runoff. The harbor, east and Hudson rivers are disgusting
@@r.d.9399 I'm sure they do. Concrete makes water disgusting, on top of many other things.
That’s great.
But I would still suggest that men flush their condom down the toilet after use to avoid sperm theft.
They are so stunning 🤩 nicely done NY!
Finally something beautiful
Beautiful! I went on a whale watching tour in Boston a few months ago. Didn’t know they can be found down in NYC too!!
Absolutely WONDERFUL! Great job NYC! It's a successful demonstration of how humans can live responsibly and protect and respect other life on the planet we all share. Congratulations!!! 👏🏻
Agree!
Seeing this majestic whales gives me HOPE! Thank you to all you who fights to protect them. We are them and they are us!
Outstanding. This is the impact that humans have on wildlife. Mother nature counts on us to be good stewards
This is amazing news! I spent 2 weeks watching Humpbacks in Alaskan waters & that was the best vacation! I've got to see Humpbacks in New York! Incredible!
At last something to smile about/ great to watch.
It's so awesome to actually to see a humpback whale in new york harbor wow now that's great hurrah I'm at aww
Very Kool !! We SHARE this world, they have been here possibly longer than we have... Let's keep them Happy and Healthy !!
This is a great feel good story... AAAAAA++++++
They've been in our oceans for 20 million years!
Possibly???
Amazing; you scientists rock👏 Keep it going so all the kids can see what’s up with marine life; especially NY kids.
yet theres a reason why there leaving there natural habitat so
Hope with reporting, people can enjoy seeing and ships avoid running over them.
The water must be warm coming into feed.
Let's hope that's not a bad sign for the future.
Unfortunately it is. Even as kids we wouldn't go in the ocean on Memorial Day weekend. Too cold. That's NJ & LI. Now I'm turning on my AC May-Nov.
This made me cry with happiness. I don't know how that will work with those big ships in the harbor, but what a magnificent happening 👏 😍.
What a beautiful sight to see these beautiful whales in NYC!! Really incredible! Conservation is working and effective!
That’s truly wonderful and very exciting to hear and to know!
That was so awesome. With a beautiful story behind it
This warms my heart. My whole life I've never heard of whales in our Harbour. I'm proud of New York and my fellow New Yorkers. Just now we should double down on our marine life saving practices. We might be dying of COVID but we can do so with the beauty of these beautiful creatures in view and knowing that whales might have a chance now. Now that we're dying and can't keep killing them, that is. Hmm.
Awesumm. So cal has blue whales in Dana pt now!
Burt Benz: Great! We have them out around the Farralons.(sp). We have grey, humpbacks, orcas. and White Sharks. Not a bad tally, eh.
That's amazing. Who even knew this was even going on. Exciting for those east coasters.
Same here
Hi Wendy ..
This is an encouraging story. I hope these New York whales are avoiding ship strikes.
I know this timeline!!!! The Enterprise will arrive anytime now!
Haha! Well, we're somewhere where the past and future meet. 🤗😇👍🏻👍🏽👍🏻👍🏽🤸♂️
Star Trek IV, classic movie
You watch way too many movies Lol.
Not the enterprise but a Klingon bird of prey. An alien ship beaming up humpback whales, very nice. Maybe even name them George and Gracie.
It is also amazing to see whales’population is growing. Progress in conservation is imprescindible. Keep working for the good of nature. Thanks
Went on the American Princess today out of Brooklyn (with Celia Ackerman) and saw two Humpback Whales just a couple miles off Rockaway Beach. It was amazing. Saw a dozen dolphins too. The waters are thriving off New York.
I live in nyc for 54 years and never seen a whale in the harbor.. this is exciting news means the water quality is getting better.. there was a time when the harbor was filthy and if you feel in you had to go to the hospital but yea this is great news
There are a lot of incredible Whale sightings all over the Staten Island area this summer, so far. The summer of 2023. There feeding here which is great to see. The Waters are getting much cleaner. 2 Humback whales were seen eating baitfish right near the South Beach fishing pier in Ocean Breeze for around 30 minutes yesterday on July 24th 2023. A friend of mine who fishes there often told me, he said it was amazing.
Great story also to protect there environments so we can go and whale watching .
Gorgeous majestic and beautiful!!!
Very nice 👍 Thank you, we did the one whale watching tour in New York recently
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I lived my whole life in newyorkcity, and there was a sighting in the east river, and I'm from upper west side and ive seen things but not nine humpback whales, that's great
Good news. Beautiful footage. Looks like a bunch of retired volunteers. Yea!
Star trek a journey home relived!! 💜💜💜
Great article, sadly the propeller cuts at 0:04 shows we are still a threat in spite of our best intentions...
1970 "should we eat there?" "Nah that place is a dump"
2020 "should we eat there?" "looks good let's try it"
This. Is so cool. Love this story..
I absolutely love whales
I'd love to see whales in person maybe I'll try and get on one of the boats that do whale watchers.
I moved to Seattle a few years ago and have never seen a whale... I'm now a woman on a mission to see one!
The biologist that's following the whales great job 100 percent
Imagine In NYC..BEAUTY BEYOND BELIEF..SO WONDERFUL..
These whales are just trying to visit their friends in Washington Heights.
Looked like one of them had some scars on their back from a boat propeller?
Maybe it’s a runaway whale from the south looking for freedom in the north.
Excellent story! Mr. Sieswerda is doing such an amazing job!
Wonderful 😊 that's exciting and refreshing! 🤗
There was always whales and dolphins and other things in NY harbor until pollution destroyed the water ways
THIS AWESOME WE LOVE YOU HAPPY 😊WHALES 🐋❤
Priceless
Must be a beautiful sight
nice video
NYC has another tourist attraction
No. Ppl will bring there garbage they should not be allowed until the whale population is high enough to take what some of us do to the ocean. I’ve picked up idk how much trash during low tide. It’s disgusting ppl think the ocean is there garbage dump.
Thank you for the good news story.
Thank you for all your dedicated and hard work to save our whales! ❤️
Omg!! That's marvelous!! It meant a lot to New York harbour.
What worries me is that ya feeding grounds are moving north. I pray for these magnificent creatures. Read Silent Spring
Awesome video Ricky
Thank you Pete Seeger for setting this in motion decades ago 🎼🎶🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵⛵🪕☮️✌️
If the humpbacks population gets high enough in the New York harbor,
We just MIGHT see some orca pods in the area
Whales coming to nyc coz city locked down for a year. No pollution. 👍👍👍👍
That's awesome! Really glad to see the whales coming back
Thanks for some good news!! 🐋
Wait, are you saying the New York Harbor is clean?
@Truck Taxi • After decades of work. Don't forget that this required the cooperation of everyone up river to stop polluting. But if New York State can clean up New York Harbor, every other state has no excuse for polluted harbors.
I love how Menhaden is just a spin on Manhattan.
Is this a new information or old footage?
...another miracle on the Hudson!
There was a Seinfeld episode where Kramer went swimming because it helped his back. Later on in the episode Jerry was detecting the smelly funk on Kramer because he'd been swimming in the local Waterway. I often say a sitcom is reality exaggerated. Glad to see that the waters are getting cleaned up and Wildlife is enjoying it
Majestic creatures what a amazing sight
The best news
Could they be homing in on the sound of your boat? Following you back into New York Harbor.
Pollution control great job.
Didn’t Captain America say he saw Humpback whales going up the Hudson in endgame, which was set in 2023? Spooky
I love this so much. It proves we can clean up the rivers. Passing The Clean Water Act in the 70s did this, and the Republicans want to get rid of that legislation.
What a wonderful good news story!
THE WHALE HAS A BELLY ACHE FROM THE DIRTY WATER.
They must be tough whales if they are in New York Harbor Don’t mess with Them
They were here with the dinosaurs and survived until mass hunting nearly caused their extinction. Now they are hunted over for 'scientific research'! These sightings are a breath of fresh air and must be protected. Thank you for your work.
This is heartwarming, but i'm also afraid for them due to the risk of getting hit by shipping.
2:15 Menhaden ... everyone I know here on Long Isle calls them "moss bunker". ASIDE: To explain for non locals - theyre a slimy bloody and bony bait fish (with gamey tasting darkish oily flesh - not a good eating fish, but excellent for chum, chunk fishing, and making dried fish food) that feed on algae. Local top predators (Bluefish, Striped Bass, and the occasional Bull or Dusky Shark) love them ... they herd them into bait balls, easily spotted by passers by as a churning patch of water filled with flapping tails, diving birds, and jumping fish. A common sight in late summer and early fall.
Beautiful! I saw some dolphins in there, too! These large marine mammals can't live in water that is polluted, and neither can their prey. So, sightings of large marine life feeding and so comfortable in a body of water is a very excellent indication that we puny hoomans CAN stop pollution, furthering the survivability of the waters we share with nature. :)
Don't let any Japanese research vessel be nearby... Spoiler alert they don't do research.
This is awesome. Just bloody awesome.
Please clean up the waste. Why you will continue to attract bad weather: Arrogance to life and nature
This is so cool. N.Y. waters
are coming alive again.👍🏽
Thanks.
Amazing
Beautiful
Do you think Pete Seeger and the Clearwater has had any effect on the harbor? He organized the clean up of the Hudson so people can swim in it. I think in the 1970's. So much boat traffic-
does your research show a lot of boat strikes on the whales, dolphins, seals etc. We hear so little about the East Coast. Thanks. Oakland CA 94602
That's what's up!!!
I'm happy 😁....
FANTASTIC
Great story!
Are there any fish for it (them) to eat in the harbor?let alone enough?
Very beautiful
My concern is aren't the animals in danger in the harbor with ships all around?
0:05 Are these scares from boats?
This is so cool!!
Bravo N.Y.