{"id":80696,"date":"2025-07-21T13:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/80696\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:21:14","slug":"21-gray-whales-found-dead-in-san-francisco-bay-so-far-this-year-most-since-2000-marine-mammal-center-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/80696\/","title":{"rendered":"21 gray whales found dead in San Francisco Bay so far this year, most since 2000: Marine Mammal Center scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/17216474\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bay City News logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.abcotvs.net\/abcotv\/static\/common\/origins\/origin-bay-city-news.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday, July 21, 2025 12:41AM<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"21 gray whales found dead in SF Bay so far this year, scientists say\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Scientists have responded to 21 gray whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay this year, the most in 25 years, according to the Marine Mammal Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">SAN FRANCISCO &#8212; Scientists have responded to 21 gray whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay Area this year, the most in 25 years, according to the Marine Mammal Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The latest washed up July 7 in Richmond after a suspected vessel strike, the Sausalito-based mammal center and the California Academy of Sciences said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It marked the highest number of gray whale fatalities since 2000 and came as the population struggles, scientists said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">MORE: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/post\/5-whales-die-san-francisco-bay-area-week-officials-say\/16581928\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">6 whales found dead in Bay Area in 1 week as authorities scramble for answers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released a revised population estimate showing eastern north Pacific gray whale numbers continue to decline to about 13,000, the lowest since the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Richmond whale &#8212; a subadult female in good body condition &#8212; was found floating underneath the Richmond Long Wharf adjacent to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It was towed to Angel Island State Park on Thursday for scientists to determine the cause of death.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA hsDdd DbOXS oklLN GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/abc-news-live-local-watch\/11513295\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Now Streaming 24\/7 Click Here\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR WAUrb hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/11518842_247-NOWSTREAMING_1280x720.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright  2025 by Bay City News, Inc. 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