In this August 25, 2012 photo, boaters watch a humpback whale breach off the coast of Gloucester, Mass. Federal authorities are taking most humpback whales off the endangered species list. The National Marine Fisheries Service said Monday, September 5, 2016 that nine of the 14 distinct populations of humpbacks have recovered enough in the last 40 years to warrant being removed from the endangered list. (Photo by Elise Amendola/AP Photo)
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