dead whale washes up in Gloucester
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dead whale washes up in Gloucester
Not to big of a deal it happenes every few years but I thought this was pretty screwed up Since the whale didn’t wash up on public property, officials say it’s up to property owners to get rid of it. They say there's not much that can be done until it comes ashore. I mean is there a section in the yellow pages to have a whale removed from your property
GLOUCESTER – Members of the Virginia Aquarium Stranding are back in Gloucester Monday to get more tissue samples from a dead humpback whale stuck in the marsh.
They got some on Sunday and hope to get more today, spokeswoman Linda Candler said.
The 25-foot, 20-ton female whale carcass got stuck in the marsh of Perrin Creek in Gloucester over the weekend.
It's a smelly situation for people who live along the creek.
Candler told WEC.com it’s an unusual time of year to see humpbacks in Virginia waters.
“These whales usually only visit us during the winter,” she said.
Officials with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester say the whale is believed a juvenile and that it likely died just a few days before being spotted Saturday.
Adult humpbacks can grow to 60 feet in length, and weigh upwards of 40 tons.
Since the whale didn’t wash up on public property, officials say it’s up to property owners to get rid of it. They say there's not much that can be done until it comes ashore.
Marine officials say the whale may have been beached on deserted islands along the channel before washing up on Saturday.
The aquarium’s team responded to a dead humpback in March on Assateague Island on the Eastern Shore. It was slightly larger and very decomposed, Candler stated.
In 2008, the team didn’t respond to any large whales in Virginia but had one case in NC.
The aquarium conducts whale watching tours December through March to see humpbacks during their migration.
GLOUCESTER – Members of the Virginia Aquarium Stranding are back in Gloucester Monday to get more tissue samples from a dead humpback whale stuck in the marsh.
They got some on Sunday and hope to get more today, spokeswoman Linda Candler said.
The 25-foot, 20-ton female whale carcass got stuck in the marsh of Perrin Creek in Gloucester over the weekend.
It's a smelly situation for people who live along the creek.
Candler told WEC.com it’s an unusual time of year to see humpbacks in Virginia waters.
“These whales usually only visit us during the winter,” she said.
Officials with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester say the whale is believed a juvenile and that it likely died just a few days before being spotted Saturday.
Adult humpbacks can grow to 60 feet in length, and weigh upwards of 40 tons.
Since the whale didn’t wash up on public property, officials say it’s up to property owners to get rid of it. They say there's not much that can be done until it comes ashore.
Marine officials say the whale may have been beached on deserted islands along the channel before washing up on Saturday.
The aquarium’s team responded to a dead humpback in March on Assateague Island on the Eastern Shore. It was slightly larger and very decomposed, Candler stated.
In 2008, the team didn’t respond to any large whales in Virginia but had one case in NC.
The aquarium conducts whale watching tours December through March to see humpbacks during their migration.
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Re: dead whale washes up in Gloucester
use to have a house in Mobjack. I loved it out there. Wasn't shit to do, but that was what was great. Fishing and drinking. Blowing shit up. Riding bikes. That's about it.
