Bears feeding on a fin whale carcass in Larson Bay, Alaska, near Kodiak. Credit: NOAA
ALASKA--(ENEWSPF)--August 20, 2015. NOAA is declaring the recent deaths of 30 large whales in the western Gulf of Alaska an "unusual mortality event," triggering a focused, expert investigation into the cause. An unusual mortality event is a stranding event that is unexpected, involves a significant die-off of a marine mammal population, and demands immediate response.
Since May 2015, 11 fin whales, 14 humpback whales, one gray whale, and four unidentified cetaceans have stranded around the islands of the . . .
