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Humpback Whale Drift Analyses; Marblehead, MA

Marblehead, MA | 2024-Apr-30

Initial Notification: On April 30, 2024, staff from NOAA Fisheries Protected Resources Division contacted the NOAA SSC requesting a future drift model for a dead humpback whale. The request was to identify a location where a dead whale, beached in Marblehead, MA, could be taken out to sea and left to drift.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Other
Latitude (approximate): 42° 20.70′ North
Longitude (approximate): 69° 56.20′ West