SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) -- Another dead whale was found washed onto the San Francisco Bay on Sunday.
The whale was found around noon on Sunday northwest of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Eric Jones found the whale and contacted the Marine Mammal Center.
Jones, who runs the nonprofit Sea Valor, sails a lot and said he found at least two other dead whiles while out sailing in the San Francisco Bay.
Experts are concerned after five dead whales washed onto Bay Area beaches last month, including three that were found dead in eight days.
The Marine Mammal Center determined the cause of death for two of the whales -- blunt force trauma from a ship strike.
The deaths of the others are still under investigation.
However, the center claims malnutrition, entanglement, and ship strikes as the most common causes of death – based on what they have found in recent years.
“Our team hasn’t responded to this number of dead gray whales in such a short span since 2019 when we performed a startling 13 necropsies in the San Francisco Bay Area,” said Dr. Pádraig Duignan, Director of Pathology at The Marine Mammal Center.
To report a dead whale or whale in distress, call the Center’s rescue hotline at 415-289-SEAL (7325).
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