Subject: Entanglement NY - Minke Newborn (fwd)
mike williamson (williams@www1.wheelock.edu)
Thu, 25 Jun 1998 16:07:17 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: NY Entanglement - Minke Newborn
Kim Durham of the Riverhead Foundation (NY) passed on the following preliminary
information on the entanglement:
Wednesday, 24 June 1998
@12:10 hrs
Coast Guard Moriches Group contacted the Foundation with a report of a live
entangled 12 ft. animal located approximately 1/2 mile off Long Beach, Hempstead
township, Nassau County, Atlantic Ocean.
@ 12:34 hrs.
Coast Guard personnel arrived on scene and determined that the animal was dead.
@ 14:00 hrs.
Stranding personnel (Kim Durham etc.) arrived on scene and identified the animal
as a very young, small minke whale
Fishing gear is described as approximately 6" mesh gillnet. Complete
information on the fishing boat is available.
Location of entanglement: 40.34.75 N 73.41.58 W
The carcass has been landed and Riverhead Foundation will perform the necropsy
today on site.
Thanks,
Dana
NMFS NER Stranding Coordinator
508-495-2090
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Kim Durham from the Riverhead Foundation called to report an entangled
small-to-medium cetacean 1/2 mile off Long Beach,NY early this afternoon. The
species will not be confirmed until she gets to the dock to receive the carcass
from the Marine Police, who are towing it in. We are unsure at this point
whether the animal was still alive when it was brought up.
The USCG took video and boarded the vessel, so we should have further
information on the gear type. The fisherman will be instructed to complete an
MMAP form.
Teri Rowles and Dana are working with Kim on sample collection.