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BOSTON —

Massachusetts is marking the firstRight Whale Dayon Monday.

Former Gov. Charlie Baker made the designation official just before he left office. The critically endangered whales have been spending more time feeding in Cape Cod Bay in recent years.

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Scientists have documented more than 100 whales in the Bay this season.

About 20 percent of all of Earth’s North Atlantic right whales gathered off Cape Cod coast

People gather to see right whale mother, calf swim through Cape Cod Canal

TheNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationestimates there are fewer than 350 of the animals left in the world.

The New England Aquarium is marking the inaugural Right Whale Day with an opportunity for…