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Pillar point harbor, ca

Whale Carcass; Pillar Point Harbor, Ca · NOAAORR-8765

issued
2014-05-23 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2014-06-06 00:00Z
self-cancels
2014-06-06 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
37.493, -122.494
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Whale carcass; Pillar Point Harbor, CA.
Pillar Point Harbor, CA.
1. On May 23, 2014, the NMFS Stranding Coordinator contacted ERD to request a drift estimate for a 22 foot Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) carcass that had washed up at the entrance to Pillar Point Harbor, CA.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: WHALE CARCASS. TAGS: MARINE MAMMAL.
3. POSITION 37.493N 122.494W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8765: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8765

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