Spills · marine_mammal

Request for whale carcass drift analysis off the north carolina coast

NOAAORR-10750

issued
2024-03-05 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2024-03-19 00:00Z
self-cancels
2024-03-19 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
34.200, -76.410
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Request for Whale Carcass Drift Analysis off the North Carolina Coast.
Offshore North Carolina.
1. On March 5, 2024, NOAA Fisheries Southeast contacted the NOAA SSC requesting a drift analysis for a 30-foot humpback whale carcass floating approximately 25 miles off the North Carolina coast, in the vicinity of the Outer Banks. The SSC contacted the ERD Oceanographer on call with the request.
2. THREAT: OTHER. TAGS: MARINE MAMMAL.
3. POSITION 34.200N 076.410W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10750: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10750

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