8-7-12 Dead grey whale - Nome, Alaska, USA
The Marine Mammal Center and California Academy of Sciences are reporting cause of death for one.
This is one in a string of dead whale sightings that have been designated as the 2015 Gulf of Alaska Large Whale Unusual Mortality Event (UME). From May to mid-August, 30 large whales were reported including 11 fin whales, 14 humpback whales, 1 gray whale and 4 other unidentified large cetaceans.
A fin whale washed ashore in St. George, Pribilofs, Alaska.
Two dead marine mammals--a fur seal and a whale.
A highly decomposed whale carcass was identified as a gray whale.
Dead humpback whale
New beaked whale species: Berardius
Dead gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) reported off the Alaska Peninsula
Dead whale with interesting dolphin-like face.
Our concern has to do with the impact and number of dead whales that might have on our subsistence lifestyle. It is unusual to find so many dead whales.
A dead juvenile female humpback whale near Dolgoi Island
I was flying on Monday and found a giant beached dead humpback whale up on the mudflats near Birchwood. I see belugas all the time but never a humpback.
Dead orca observed in the Bering Strait region.
6-22-12 Three dead whales - Old Harbor, Alaska, USA
Several sightings of dead baby belugas were reported on the shores of the community and in the area over the past few days.
3-5-14 Advisory - beluga safety
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