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What We Love: Humpback Whales that Jump Out of the Ocean

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  • January 28, 2022
  • VanIsle.News Staff
Humpbacks are making a comeback in the region

Record numbers of humpback whales were spotted near VanIsle last year. A number of them have stuck around.

Photographer Suzanne Dos Passos captured these images of Humpbacks from the Oyster River estuary.

Photo: Suzanne Dos Passos

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