What did the necropsy show about the whale found recently in Tampa Bay?
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scientists say a 41-foot-whale found floating in the Port of Tampa last weekend was killed by a ship out in the Gulf of Mexico. That was the word Tuesday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which performed a necropsy. NOAA’s Blair Mase says the wounds on the female Bryde’s whale indicate that it was killed by a ship and carried into port, draped across the freighter’s bow. He said it was “a clear-cut case of a ship strike.” The animal was found floating in Tampa Bay Sunday morning. It was towed to Fort DeSoto Park in St. Petersburg, where it was buried Monday. Sources: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1269558.
Huge dead whale found floating in Tampa Bay was killed by a ship in Gulf of Mexico By Associated Press 11:41 AM PDT, October 6, 2009 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Scientists say a 41-foot-whale found floating in the Port of Tampa last weekend was killed by a ship out in the Gulf of Mexico. That was the word Tuesday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which performed a necropsy. NOAA’s Blair Mase says the wounds on the female Bryde’s whale indicate that it was killed by a ship and carried into port, draped across the freighter’s bow. He said it was “a clear-cut case of a ship strike.” The animal was found floating in Tampa Bay Sunday morning. It was towed to Fort DeSoto Park in St. Petersburg, where it was buried Monday. Sources: http://www.nw32.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-dead-whale,0,7111515.
The Bryde’s whale found floating in Tampa Bay Sunday morning was killed by a ship according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The whale was a lactating 41.5-foot female, and it had severe fractures and cuts along her body. Sources: http://www.tampabay.
