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The dead humpback whale found in the Indian River Bay last week has floated into the inlet. The Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute says they were able to collect more samples on Friday and were going to try to tow the whale again Wednesday before it got carried away.

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to study and protect salt marsh ecosystems in Sussex County.

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore will host the 11th Biennial National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions Education and Science Forum, March 4-6.