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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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