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Port of long beach, ca

Gray Whale Carcass; Port of Long Beach, Ca · NOAAORR-10055

issued
2020-03-11 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-03-25 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-03-25 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
33.732, -118.222
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Gray whale carcass; Port of Long Beach, CA.
Port of Long Beach, CA.
1. Mid-afternoon on 11-MAR-2020, NMFS Stranding Coordinator in CA contacted the NOAA SSC regarding a 29’ gray whale carcass at the Port of Long Beach, CA. It is expected that the carcass may be towed offshore mid-day tomorrow (12-MAR-2020). NMFS requested a carcass drift estimate to aid in determining how far offshore to tow the carcass so it does not re-beach in the upcoming days.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: WHALE CARCASS.
3. POSITION 33.732N 118.222W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10055: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10055

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  1. Long beach, ca2020-03-04 → 2020-03-18
  2. Two harbors, santa catalina island, ca2020-03-10 → 2020-03-24
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