The species was nearly wiped out before commercial whaling was banned in 1986.
beach over the weekend, marking a loss for an endangered species that was nearly wiped out before commercial whaling was put to an end in 1986.
The carcass, which is an estimated 122,000 pounds, was first spotted on Friday floating on the reef off Lydgate Beach on Kauai's east shore. High tide ushered it onto the beach on Saturday, according to theNative Hawaiian practitioners viewed the day’s activities and conducted cultural protocols throughout the day for the dead sperm whale at Lydgate Park on Kauaʻi HI on Jan.
“There are many possible causes including disease, injuries from a vessel strike, entanglement with discarded fishing line, or ingestion of plastic marine debris,” Dr. Kristi West, who leads the lab, said in a DLNR news release.The cause of death of a 56-foot-long, 120,000-pound sperm whale, that appeared on the reef fronting Lydgate Park, won’t likely be determined for some time.
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