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A few days ago, I was aboard a sailing expedition that encountered 4-7 North Altlantic Right Whales on New York's Hudson Canyon. Prompted in part by our report to NOAA, an aerial survey found 35 in the area — 10% of the entire species.

DYK that the New York Aquarium has the only live oyster reef display in New York City? Working collaboratively with @BillionOyster, we grow out baby oysters (spat) & facilitate their growth. In these photos, you can see some of our young oysters developing in PlayQuarium. (1/3)

there are lots of whales in the NYC area right now, and they can end up in some surprising places shoot me a message or send a report to us at [email protected] if you're seeing whales!! include photos!!

Thanks to decades of work, NYC’s harbor is the cleanest it’s been in over 150 years! Clean water = happy whales AND happy NYers!

no i don't think so

all my haters become gators when I travel through the bayou of success

New Yorkers are tough but our city is fragile. As someone who represents Coney Island with so many New Yorkers still living with Hurricane Sandy PTSD, one thing is clear: we are nowhere near ready for the next big storm and we've been dodging bullets for 12 years now.

ok this is crazy

Massive threats are coming for the Endangered Species Act. Despite most Americans supporting endangered species protections, radicals in Congress are driving an agenda to harm wildlife. Feeling hopeless & uninformed? Let’s change that! Webinar 7/24! shorturl.at/IKpr7

i was talking about how massive albatross are on bsky earlier and felt like i should share these here as well.