The week saw a third humpback whale’s arrival at the Jersey Shore in roughly a month, alarming locals and environmentalists.
A 30-foot mature humpback whale was reportedly spotted on the beach located On south Mississippi Street on Saturday, just a few blocks from where another whale came ashore over the Christmas holiday, according to officials in Atlantic City.
On Sunday, observers observed as researchers started their necropsy.
According to Cecile Herskovitz, an Atlantic City resident, it’s indeed ripe. She claimed that other issues are troubling herself and her neighbors, as well as the scent.
The city hired New York-based researchers from the Atlantic Preservation Society to conduct the autopsy.
According to Sheila Dean, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center administrator, “you thoroughly go over the animal, open it up and find out what happened for each organ, if you can, and if all remains intact.”
In addition to what NOAA Fisheries refers to as an “exceptional mortality event” of humpback whales, she noted that other locations where humpback whales are washing up include places other than Atlantic City.
What Happened On Sunday?
On Sunday, some demonstrators on the beach theorized that this might be related to a project involving offshore wind turbines.
According to my memory, we’ve never experienced this many whale casualties and beachings, according to Frank Leone of Save the Coast New Jersey.
Although it’s still too soon to know, experts warn that discovering the cause of this whale’s demise could take several months.
“They might assign blame to the Navy sonar. They might put the fisherman at fault. They can put the blame on pollutants. They may blame those who continue to use plastic bags after throwing them away,” said Dean.
Since experts must examine around 30 tonnes of whale, she warned that it might take months to identify the cause.
According to the city, the whale would be buried on the shore. Simply said, it’s too massive to transport.
