INDIAN RIVER BAY, Del. - The Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute announced on Tuesday that a line has been attached to the dead whale found in the Indian River Bay. According to MERR, this is in preparation for towing the whale which could occur later this week.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute have been notified, said DNREC. (MERR)
It was on Monday, DNREC reported it received notification from the U.S. Coast Guard that a dead whale was found in the bay near the north side of the Indian River Inlet Bridge. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute have been notified, said DNREC.
According to Suzanne Thurman with the MERR Institute, the whale is about 35-feet long, a humpback and moderately decomposed already. The group will attempt to tow the whale onto the beach to perform a necropsy.
According to Suzanne Thurman with the MERR Institute, the whale is about 35-feet long, a humpback and moderately decomposed already. (DNREC)
This marks at least the second time in recent months a dead whale has been found along Delaware’s coast. On March 13, a 14-ton humpback whale was buried at the Delaware Seashore State Park after washing up near Conquest Road.
