A gray whale that died after spending at least 75 days in the San Francisco Bay was likely killed by a combination of malnutrition and trauma caused by a collision with a maritime vessel, according to officials from the Marine Mammal Center.
The body of that whale, a 37-foot adult male gray whale, was also found in the Point Reyes National Seashore on Saturday, but on the north end of Agate Beach.
They did find that the whale had consumed plants and invertebrates it might have"scooped up from the bottom of the Bay," where it was sighted in early May, which"supports the Center's ongoing field observations that gray whales are feeding while inside San Francisco Bay," according to the announcement.
"As sentinels for ocean health, gray whales face several human-caused threats including vessel strikes," Duignan said."This critical observation and pathology data can help build a stronger case about the current challenges this species faces and solutions to address them.
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