The top two threats facing whales off Long Island's coast are boat strikes and fishing nets. That’s according to research by the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, a group that performs necropsies when dead whales wash ashore. Almost half of the large whales that the Society necropsied over the past nine years were struck by boats, including humpback, minke, and North Atlantic right whales. "Remember, this is a 30-foot animal, usually on average, so it needs a lot more space than you need in whatever boat you're in.”The group said it hasn't uncovered any evidence that wind turbines can damage whales. “If you really care about whales, then you really should care about what is really harming them," said Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment.