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Cook inlet, ak

Gray Whale Carcass Movement; Cook Inlet, Ak · NOAAORR-9980

issued
2019-10-02 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2019-10-16 00:00Z
self-cancels
2019-10-16 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Alaska
position
59.755, -152.248
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Gray Whale Carcass Movement; Cook Inlet, AK.
Cook Inlet, AK.
1. NMFS is requesting a trajectory analysis for a gray whale carcass observed in Cook Inlet on June 17 to see if it may or may not be the same gray whale carcass observed on June 27 and then on July 11. The size and state of decomp make this a possibility. Trajectory analysis may confirm.
2. THREAT: OTHER.
3. POSITION 59.755N 152.248W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9980: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9980

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