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On 15-MAY-2019, nmfs stranding network staff contacted the noaa ssc regarding a 40’ gray whale carcass that…

Gray Whale Carcass; Pacifica, Ca · Pacifica, Ca · NOAAORR-9901

issued: 2019-05-15 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2019-05-29 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2019-05-29 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 37.598, -122.511
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

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Gray whale carcass; Pacifica, CA.
Pacifica, CA.
1. On 15-MAY-2019, NMFS Stranding Network staff contacted the NOAA SSC regarding a 40’ gray whale carcass that had washed ashore near Pacifica, CA the day before. No field necropsy is anticipated, so the carcass may be towed offshore on 15 or 16-MAY. 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 CARCASS.
3. POSITION 37.598N 122.511W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9901: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9901

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