Officials said a dead whale that washed ashore in New Jersey had been hit by a ship, but it was still not clear how the massive mammal died
A humpback whale washed up along the Jersey Shore in Manasquan Monday afternoon; it was not immediately clear how it had died, but experts said it at some point had been struck by a vessel
The discovery comes a few weeks after another whale was discovered at Lido Beach West Town Park on Long Island, which was hauled up to the beach with a crane. NOAA, which is responsible for the nation’s oceans and fisheries, says 19 humpback whales were stranded in 2022 along the U.S. Atlantic coast. During the first month of 2023, there were already seven whales beached from Maine to Floridahad been hit by a ship, but it was still not clear how the massive mammal died.
According to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, a humpback whale washed up along the Jersey Shore in Manasquan Monday afternoon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration conducted a necropsy and reported the results Wednesday, stating evidence showed that a vessel had struck the whale at some point.
Experts will work to figure out if the 35-foot female was hit before for after it died. NOAA said that at least six humpbacks have washed up along the Jersey Shore since Dec. 1, 2022.
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