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On april 30, 2024, staff from noaa fisheries protected resources division contacted the noaa ssc requesting…
Humpback Whale Drift Analyses; Marblehead, Ma · Marblehead, Ma · NOAAORR-10780
- issued
- 2024-04-30 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2024-05-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2024-05-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 42.345, -69.937
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Humpback Whale Drift Analyses; Marblehead, MA. Marblehead, MA. 1. On April 30, 2024, staff from NOAA Fisheries Protected Resources Division contacted the NOAA SSC requesting a future drift model for a dead humpback whale. The request was to identify a location where a dead whale, beached in Marblehead, MA, could be taken out to sea and left to drift. 2. THREAT: OTHER. 3. POSITION 42.345N 069.937W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10780: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10780
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