The whale

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How satellite imaging might be the key to saving the whales (The Charlatan)

It's June 28, 2020, and Sarah Sharp is on the long strip of beaches near Sandy Hook, N.J., examining the carcass of a North Atlantic right whale calf.

It often mistakes the white crests of waves for the white calloused ridges of a North Atlantic right whale’s head. Once a whale has been spotted, researchers can use acoustics technology to locate the animal or use airplanes to confirm a whale’s location. By comparing them to the aerial photographs, Hodul can see if satellite imaging can spot North Atlantic right whales from orbit. Even if a whale is spotted, efforts to save an entangled or injured animal may prove futile, Brian says, and “a lot of times, it’s too late.”Hodul hopes satellites will be able to prevent such incidents before they happen. Sarah says Snow Cone was entangled in a new set of weighted fishing gear—the fifth entanglement Snow Cone has endured. Researchers do not know where North Atlantic right whales go during the winter. [researchers spotted](https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endangered-species-conservation/north-atlantic-right-whale-updates) Snow Cone entangled in fishing gear and managed to remove some of the rope. The calf is the son of North Atlantic right whale #3560, a female known as Snow Cone. Brian Sharp, the director of the IFAW’s marine mammal rescue and research program—and Sarah Sharp’s partner—estimates conservation teams only learn about a third of North Atlantic right whale deaths. Nobody had ever used satellite images to find North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod before. “It’s pretty amazing what the line can do to these guys,” Sharp says of fishing nets. But researchers across Canada are working to spot the whales from high above.

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'A Bright New Boise,' a dark comedy from 'The Whale' playwright ... (The Desert Sun)

The production runs now through Jan. 22 at the Pearl McManus Theater inside the Palm Springs Woman's Club.

"She has more or less given in to the fact that that's all her life is going to be, and that's why I joke that I'm terrified of her." "It's pretty revolutionary that Samuel Hunter, who lives in New York City, decides to write plays about these parts of America that my progressive self included, on the coast, pretend don't exist," She said. "And the thing is that we're all the same. "She's very funny, not necessarily because she intends to be but it's like are we laughing at her or are we laughing with her?" However, there is a sense of hope within Will that Harper wants to portray to the audience. He also credits the rest of the cast for the heart they bring to their performances. She never really got the opportunity to pursue her dreams and became stagnant. Harper said he read the play about 20 times and found "different threads" to pull from each read-through. The play follows Will, an evangelical man who is on a journey to reconnect with the son he gave up for adoption. In order to prepare for the role, Harper watched several documentaries about evangelical Christianity and sought out information from a friend who studied theology. Shaw said it is easy to characterize someone like Will in a cookie-cutter fashion. Hunter is also the playwright behind the critically acclaimed film, "The Whale," which has garnered a great deal of Oscar buzz this awards season .

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40-foot endangered sperm whale washes ashore in Oregon (CBS News)

The whale was found dead and covered in gashes on Saturday. Officials said the cause of its death is being evaluated.

The animal was "likely to die" after the tangled fishing lines left her with "numerous wounds across her body and whale lice on her head," the agency said. [a 21-foot killer whale](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/killer-whale-dies-stranded-florida-beach/) was found stranded and later died after washing ashore near Daytona Beach in Florida, while another 32-foot whale washed ashore in Brigantine, New Jersey, after officials said it was most likely [struck and killed by a marine vessel](https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/brigantine-atlantic-county-beached-whale-marine-vessel/), CBS Philadelphia reported. Earlier, in mid-December, a humpback whale named Moon — widely known and beloved by researchers who have studied her — was [left with a broken spine](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/moon-humpback-whale-broken-spine-vessel-strike-last-journey-canada-hawaii/) and unable to use her tail after being struck by a ship while swimming from Canada to Hawaii. Additional studies have indicated that marine vessels pose a significant threat to whales and other marine life, with one published in [2017](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0183052) suggesting that as many as about 80 blue, fin and humpback whales are struck along the U.S. Earlier this month, a 4-year-old North Atlantic right whale — one of the rarest in the world, with only a few hundred remaining — was originally spotted on Jan. [heavily entangled in fishing gear](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rare-north-atlantic-whale-likely-to-die-north-carolina/). Per NOAA Fisheries, which leads sperm whale conservation efforts, the species is vulnerable to vessel strikes, entanglement in fishing gear, underwater noise pollution, which can hinder their ability to communicate, marine debris, oil spills and other contaminants, as well as various consequences of climate change. Milstein told CBS News on Monday that a sperm whale measuring 40 feet is "about the typical size" for an adult male. [largest toothed whales](https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/sperm-whale#:~:text=Population%20Status) on Earth, according to NOAA, with males sometimes reaching almost 60 feet in length and weighing more than 40 tons. However, from 2010 to 2014, the agency reported that "[H]owever, it is unclear if this strike occurred before or after death," the aquarium said in its Facebook post. Milstein said the exam could reveal more details about the whale's death and what caused it.

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Don't approach the sperm whale carcass near Oregon's Fort ... (OPB News)

The 40-foot whale was first spotted Saturday near the Peter Iredale shipwreck at Fort Stevens State Park. It had been dead for quite a while before it washed ...

There were a few large gashes on the whale believed to be from a large ship strike, however, it is unclear if this strike occurred before or after death. A necropsy will be scheduled later in the week to take a closer look at this. The whale had been dead for a while before washing ashore.

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Dead sperm whale that washed up on Oregon coast was struck by ... (KGW.com)

Oregon news: NOAA scientists began taking samples from a dead sperm whale that washed up on the Oregon coast over the weekend.

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40-foot sperm whale with fatal wounds found dead on Oregon beach (The Washington Post)

A young endangered sperm whale was found dead near Fort Stevens State Park. Experts conducted a necropsy and believe it died after a collision with a ship.

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Sperm whale beached in Oregon killed by ship, feds find (The Seattle Times)

Federal biologists have found that a sperm whale beached on Oregon's coast was killed after being struck by a ship.

Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Those that successfully rehabilitate can be returned to the wild in rare cases, according to the network. The next challenge will be figuring out how to dispose of the carcass. The biologists performed the necropsy, akin to an autopsy but for animals, at the site where the whale beached. Sperm whales, the largest toothed whale, were nearly decimated by the whaling industry in the 19th and 20th centuries. The prized waxy substance found in their heads, spermaceti, was used in oil lamps, lubricants and candles.

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Endangered whale's severely injured body washes ashore in ... (Sacramento Bee)

The 40-foot male sperm whale was found “just south of the Peter Iredale in Fort Stevens State Park,” Seaside Aquarium in Oregon said.

“They feed on deep water species, such as squid, sharks, skates, and fish.” Though the species’ “population is recovering,” sperm whales remain endangered, according to the aquarium. “They have been known to live up to 60 years, with males maturing around the age of 50 at a length of approximately 52 feet,” the aquarium said. [least 200 feet away](https://twitter.com/uscgpacificnw/status/1614403753888862214?s=46&t=s8xZvVNKD7Ln495NKGtyLQ) from the whale, according to a tweet from the U.S. “The whale had been dead for a while before washing ashore,” according to the aquarium. [It is a bit unusual](https://www.kptv.com/2023/01/15/sperm-whale-carcass-washes-ashore-fort-stevens-state-park/) to see a sperm whale here this time of year, so that’ll be one of the questions …

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Sperm whale beached in Oregon killed by ship, feds find (Corvallis Gazette Times)

Federal biologists have found that a sperm whale beached on Oregon's coast was killed after being struck by a ship. A spokesperson for the National Oceanic ...

Those that successfully rehabilitate can be returned to the wild in rare cases, according to the network. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. The next challenge will be figuring out how to dispose of the carcass. The biologists performed the necropsy, akin to an autopsy but for animals, at the site where the whale beached. Sperm whales, the largest toothed whale, were nearly decimated by the whaling industry in the 19th and 20th centuries. The prized waxy substance found in their heads, spermaceti, was used in oil lamps, lubricants and candles.

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