New Jersey officials discovered a dead 25-foot humpback whale on the coast of Brigantine on Friday, bringing to seven the number of whales it has discovered on its shores in the last five weeks alone and prompting calls to halt development of offshore wind projects until the deaths can be…
Others have been found on the shores of Amagansett, New York, Rockaway Beach in Queens, and in Strathmere Beach, New Jersey, where a juvenile humpback whale was washed ashore.In a summary of the incident Friday, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said NOAA has been dispatched to work out logistics, and that"plans are underway for a necropsy to be performed[.]"
On Friday, state Sen. Vince Polistina called for a suspension of all work related to offshore wind development until the cause of death is determined. “The work related to offshore wind projects is the primary difference in our waters, and it’s hard to believe that the death of [the] whales on our beaches is just a coincidence,” Polistina said in a statement.U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a Republican, also called for halt in offshore wind work.
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