A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has been found dead on a remote barrier island off Virginia’s Eastern Shore, marking the 43rd confirmed mortality in an ongoing Unusual Mortality Event that continues to threaten the species with extinction. According to NOAA Fisheries, the carcass was reported February 10 by the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center. The New England …
Another dead whale has been reported Saturday morning, this time off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. The whale washed ashore at 25th street in Virginia Beach Sunday morning. According to our partners at WTKR, the Virginia Aquarium, who handles removal of beached whales, is assessing situation. The team relocated the whale out of the shorebreak and onto the beach where …
The story we ran on a whale being found off of Wachapreague did not happen recently. It actually happened in 2016. We apologize for the error.
WACHAPREAGUE, Va. (AP) — A minke whale has been found dead on a mudflat on Virginia’s Eastern Shore and officials say it might have become entangled by a rope or line. Local news organizations report that the nearly 24-foot whale washed up along a grassy island Saturday outside Wachapreague, about 75 miles north of Norfolk. Alexander Costidis, coordinator of the …
An independent scientific agency that advises the federal government on policies that could impact marine mammals said there is no evidence linking site preparation work for offshore wind farms with a number of whale deaths along the U.S. East Coast. In a statement released Tuesday, the Marine Mammal Commission became the third federal agency to reject a link between the …
Members of the Virginia Aquarium’s Stranded Response team are on site investigating a deceased while that washed ashore at the mouth of Plantation Creek near Bay Creek sometime Friday. The aquarium was informed of the whale Saturday morning. Caryl Thompson, the Chief Operating Officer of the Virginia Aquarium, said from the pictures the whale looks to be in poor condition …
A dead whale washed ashore at the mouth of Plantation Creek Friday afternoon near Bay Creek. Footage captured and posted on social media show what appears to be a small humpback whale washed up against a rock jetty. According to a report from USA Today, 14 whales whales have washed ashore along the East Coast since December 1, 2022, and …
By Linda Cicoira A Humpback whale was found dead Monday, Jan. 16, on the beach at the Assateague Island National Seashore, in Berlin, Md., according to the National Park Service. The whale is approximately 20-foot-long and is in the Maryland Oversand Vehicle Area, which is closed at the 21.8 KM mark until the situation is dealt with. Park Service staff …
By Linda Cicoira One of the very best things about living on the flatlands of the Eastern Shore of Virginia is seeing the beautiful horizon. We can witness the most fabulous sunrises, sunsets, and big white fluffy clouds. I recently read a fun fact about those masses of condensed water vapor that float above us in the blue skies. I …
A proposed offshore critical-minerals project could eventually create jobs, support marine research and provide sand for coastal protection near Accomack and Northampton counties. It could also affect fisheries, wildlife and other ocean uses important to the Eastern Shore. Odyssey Marine Exploration has asked the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to consider a competitive lease sale for about 2,300 square …