After completing a necropsy on the female whale the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said the wounds included a fractured skull, bruising on the head, and cuts on the whale's right side, which were likely caused by a propeller strike.

Source: https://nj1015.com/wind-development-to-blame-for-whale-deaths-nj-issues-statement/

All parts of the animal are protected under the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act.”

Source: https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2023/01/17/dead-whale-found-on-assateague-necropsy-planned-for-tuesday/

Either way, this newly observed dynamic could have consequences for the region’s marine mammal populations, which have bounced back since the passage of the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1972.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/12/20/how-a-series-of-gruesome-seal-deaths-on-the-california-coast-led-researchers-to-a-surprise-predator/

In 2021, it expanded the designation to include Rice’s whale, which is also protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Source: https://kiowacountypress.net/content/after-fifth-circuit-ruling-gulf-lease-sales-scheduled-december-20

In the 1980s, Akeakamai was the best-known of the “language” dolphins in Louis Herman’s animal language studies at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory in Honolulu.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/02/05/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-akeakamai/

Marine Mammal Care Center’s sea lion resting zone at Charlie Beach in Marina Del Rey.

Source: https://smdp.com/2023/07/08/sea-lion-crisis-prompts-new-resting-zone-for-sick-animals-in-marina-del-rey/

The animals were alive when first spotted around 11 a.m. but had died by the time members from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine arrived at the scene.

Source: https://nj1015.com/three-dolphins-die-in-shallow-waters-at-sandy-hook-nj/

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said an adult female common dolphin was found Saturday and was taken by some of its team for a necropsy.

Source: https://nj1015.com/dolphin-found-dead-on-ocean-city-nj-beach-24th-since-december-cape-may/

The Vancouver Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue centre is, after more than 60 years of operation, officially a registered charity.

Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-aquarium-spins-off-marine-mammal-rescue-centre-as-independent-charity-1.6551996

U.S. West coast region: Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding and Entanglement Hotline, 866-767-6114.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2023/2/8/23581207/why-do-whales-beach-themselves