Dead whales found in San Francisco Bay this week

Researchers investigate death of gray whale found on Bay Area beach

The Sausalito-based Marine Mammal Center is probing the death of a female gray whale that washed up on Black Sands Beach in the Marin Headlands. The decomposing 36-foot whale carcass was the first found in San Francisco Bay this year, according to the center. Researchers have been closely monitoring whale activity since the beginning of March after an influx of sightings. “What we are seeing currently unfold in San Francisco Bay is mostly expect…

Dead whales found in San Francisco Bay this week

The increased presence of whales in the bay may be causing vessels to strike them, but pending necropsies will determine the official cause of death.

The DRNA decided to leave the body in place and also made an appeal to those who are near the area.

The secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA), Waldemar Quiles, reported on Thursday about the finding of a dead humpback whale in the waters of Cayo Caribe, in the municipality of Salinas. “The size of the animal, its weight, the location of the finding and the conditions of time force us to make the determination to leave the body in place,” Quiles explained in written statements. DrNA technicians mobilized to t…

By Redacción Es Noticia redaccion@esnoticiapr.com The secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA), Waldemar Quiles, reported on Thursday about the finding of a dead humpback whale in the waters of Cayo Caribe, in the municipality of Salinas. “The size of the animal, its weight, the location of the finding and the conditions of time force us to make the determination to leave the body in place,” Quiles explained in w…