Dead rare whale washes ashore on Oregon coast

Massive endangered whale washes up on Oregon shore

A dead, entangled 46-foot male whale has washed ashore on the Oregon Coast. On Monday afternoon, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that a stranded Fin whale had washed up at Sunset Beach State Park.

Dead rare whale washes ashore on Oregon coast

Researchers were working Tuesday to determine what killed a rare whale that washed up on the shores of the Oregon coast near Astoria this week, officials said.

Dead male whale that washed up along north Oregon coast believed to have been ill

A dead fin whale washed up onto Sunset beach in Warrenton, Ore. along the northern Oregon coast.

Fin whale washes ashore at Sunset Beach

The Seaside Aquarium is asking beach visitors to help protect a Fin whale that stranded dead at Sunset Beach State Park Feb. 12.

Dead Fin Whale Washes Up On Oregon Beach

Photo: KGWWarrenton, Ore. — On Monday morning, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed that a dead fin whale washed up on Sunset Beach in Warrenton, Ore., near Astoria. The exact time of the whale’s arrival on the beach is uncertain but is believed to have occurred very early Monday morning. NOAA announced plans to conduct a necropsy on Tuesday to determine the cause of death and gather further information about the …