HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A deceased humpback whale washed ashore near the Huntington Beach Pier last week, prompting an investigation from wildlife officials.
According to the officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the 26-foot female was spotted at an offshore blue mussel farm on Thursday.
“NOAA Fisheries biologists with the West Coast Region Stranding Network were dispatched to the site the following day to investigate,” said a statement from NOAA. “The humpback was pushed off aquaculture equipment, and the whale washed ashore on Huntington Beach on the morning of January 25.”…