🔺🔺 We are sad to report that on Friday evening, August 1st, a dead whale was seen floating off Sea Ranch south of Gualala Point Island. On Saturday, August 2nd, the whale became lodged in the rocks at Dune Drift Beach which is south of Walk On Beach at the Sea Ranch. 🔻🔻
The deceased whale is a female humpback, most likely a sub-adult. The sighting was reported to the California Academy of Sciences and the Marine Mammal Center.
Because the whale is not accessible, scientists were unable to perform a necropsy so the exact cause of death is unknown at this time and may remain unknown. Based on careful examine of photographs of the carcass, the whale may have been struck by a vessel.
Below are several photos that I took on Saturday, August 2nd:
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