Spills · marine_mammal

Gray whale carcass; pacifica, ca 94044, USA

NOAAORR-9885

issued: 2019-04-16 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2019-04-30 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2019-04-30 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 37.649, -122.495
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Gray whale carcass; Pacifica, CA 94044, USA.
Pacifica, CA 94044, USA.
1. In the evening of 16-APR-2019, NMFS Stranding Network staff contacted their NOAA SSC regarding a gray whale carcass that had washed ashore near Pacifica, CA. A field necropsy is scheduled for 17-APR-2019, after which the carcass would be towed offshore. NMFS requested a carcass drift estimate to aid in determining how far offshore to tow the carcass so it does not re-beach in the upcoming days.
2. THREAT: OTHER. COMMODITY: WHALE. TAGS: MARINE MAMMAL.
3. POSITION 37.649N 122.495W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9885: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9885

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