‘Nine dead whales in 24 days. One dead whale every 2.6 days’ – Dead humpback whale washes up on Long Island beach – ‘One of several…including a minke whale…& another humpback’

A young humpback whale washed ashore in Long Beach on Monday morning — with authorities now working to determine why it died, according to police.

“Early this morning, a juvenile humpback whale was discovered washed ashore at Roosevelt beach,” Long Beach police said in a Facebook post. “The City is in contact with our Federal and State partners. A necropsy will be performed later this morning followed by burial.

“Please avoid the area to allow the various agencies to conduct their work.”

The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society said the whale is one of several who have washed up on Long Island beaches in recent weeks, including a minke whale that washed up in Oyster Bay over the weekend, according to a Facebook post.

Another humpback washed up in Napeague on Dec. 17, the group added.

There is an ongoing investigation into the increased number of minke whale deaths since 2017,” the society also said in a recent post on Facebook.

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And then there were ten #DeadWhaleDecember #DWD2024
Ten dead in 25 days
Dec 28, minke, Tobay Beach, Town of Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY, dead.
Has it been enough yet?
How many have to die before it’s enough? #ShutItAllDown#EndIt #DayOne #EndOffshoreWind2025@realDonaldTrump… https://t.co/KeohzJ7xf1 pic.twitter.com/E91Ee7FvAx

— Bonnie Brady (@mtkblb) December 28, 2024

9 dead whales on the East Coast in December and still no response from @BOEM or @NOAA. We are not surprised the gov’t continues to ignore those who oppose off-shore wind and the industrialization of our oceans. Our resolve is firm as we will continue our fight to save the whales,…

— david shanker (@davidshanker) December 29, 2024