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On june 28, 2022, noaa fisheries received a report of a dead entangled killer whale floating approx

Dead Entangled Orca Offshore of Newport, Or · Oregon Coast · NOAAORR-10484

issued
2022-06-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-07-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-07-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
44.653, -124.588
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Dead Entangled Orca offshore of Newport, OR.
Oregon Coast.
1. On June 28, 2022, NOAA Fisheries received a report of a dead entangled killer whale floating approx. 30 miles offshore Southwest of Newport, Oregon and contacted the NOAA NW SSC to request a drift model to see if the whale will go ashore and where they may be able to locate it for sampling.
2. THREAT: OTHER. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 0 GALLONS. TAGS: ADRIFT, MARINE MAMMAL.
3. POSITION 44.653N 124.588W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10484: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10484

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