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Juneau, ak 99801, USA

Dead Humpback Whale; Juneau, Alaska · NOAAORR-11047

issued: 2025-07-30 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2025-08-13 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2025-08-13 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
position: 58.370, -134.580
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

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Dead Humpback Whale; Juneau, Alaska.
Juneau, AK 99801, USA.
1. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Protected Resources Division requested drift modeling for a deceased humpback whale in Gastineau Channel, in Juneau, Alaska.
2. THREAT: OTHER.
3. POSITION 58.370N 134.580W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11047: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11047

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