NOAA Fisheries Declares Spike In West Coast Gray Whale Strandings ‘Unusual Mortality Event,’ Triggers Scientific Investigation

NOAA Fisheries is declaring an unusual spike in strandings of gray whales along the West Coast an Unusual Mortality Event (UME), providing additional resources to respond to the strandings and triggering a focused scientific investigation into the cause.

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