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Right Whale Carcass off Virginia Coast

Off Virginia Coast | 2024-Mar-30

Initial Notification: On March 30, 2024, NOAA's Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) notiifed the NOAA SSC about a Right Whale carcass floating off the coast of Virginia. GARFO has requested a hindcast for the past 48-72 hours for an estimate of where the whale was when it died.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Other
Tags:Marine Mammal
Latitude (approximate): 36° 51.23′ North
Longitude (approximate): 75° 4.17′ West