MJ Muse<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/nyregion/east-coast-whale-deaths.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/02/28/nyregio</span><span class="invisible">n/east-coast-whale-deaths.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SaveTheWhales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheWhales</span></a> Online pandemic buying habits are also fueling a record-setting surge in cargo shipments that last year made ports in New York and New Jersey the&nbsp;nation’s busiest. Much of the merchandise is now toted on far bigger ships — some of which have altered their routes to help alleviate the supply-chain chaos that last year left some&nbsp;store shelves bare.<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/OceanConservancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceanConservancy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environmental</span></a> <br>More whales appear to have found themselves in the direct path of more ships</p>