Researchers dig into death of deep-sea whale found near Sitka

Researchers dig into death of deep-sea whale found near Sitka

A team carries the goose-beaked whale fetus to their boat. (Photo courtesy of Ellie Schmidt, taken under NOAA Stranding Agreement number SA-AKR-2025-01 issued to UAS Sitka Campus) Ellie Schmidt and a few of her friends were camping at Fred’s Creek Cabin on Kruzof Island in early June. On a rainy Saturday morning at low tide, they took a walk on the beach… “And we came across a weird object, which I thought was part of a boat,” Schmidt said. “[My…