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Home→Tags unusual mortality event

Tag Archives: unusual mortality event

Humpback Whale Burial Draws Crowd to Atlantic City Beach

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Rick SpilmanJanuary 9, 2023

On Sunday, a crowd gathered to watch the examination and burial of the carcass of a beached humpback whale in the sand in the beach at Atlantic City, NJ. It was the second whale to come ashore in the city … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Atlantic City, beach, humpback whale, Marine Mammal Stranding Center, NOAA, unusual mortality event

Mysterious Gray Whale Die-Off On West Coast Continues

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Rick SpilmanMay 8, 2021

In early April, four gray whales were found dead in the San Francisco Bay area in a span of eight days. Last week another three dead gray whales washed ashore in the Bay area. Further north, a dead gray whale … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore of the Sea | Tagged Gray Whale, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, UME, unusual mortality event
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