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The right whales were spread out over a 10-mile area just off the western edge of Jeffrey’s Ledge, which is a raised underwater feature along the coast of New Hampshire and Maine.

The right whales were spread out over a 10-mile area just off the western edge of Jeffrey’s Ledge, which is a raised underwater feature along the coast of New Hampshire and Maine.

More than 75 North Atlantic right whales were spotted in waters off Maine and New Hampshire earlier this week, accounting for about 20 percent of the population of the endangered species.