{"id":559097,"date":"2026-04-01T23:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/559097\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T23:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:13:10","slug":"30-foot-dead-whale-washes-up-to-new-jersey-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/559097\/","title":{"rendered":"30-foot dead whale washes up to New Jersey shore"},"content":{"rendered":"

SANDY HOOK, N.J. (PIX11) \u2014 A massive dead whale washed up on the shore of Sandy Hook on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine received a report just before 8 a.m. about the whale floating just offshore. Thirty minutes later, the whale made it to the beach.<\/p>\n

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According to the MMSC<\/a>, a certified volunteer identified the whale as a Humpback.<\/p>\n

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A massive dead whale washed up on the shore of Sandy Hook, N.J. (Credit: PIX11)<\/p>\n

This comes just one week after a 40-foot dead whale landed in Rockaway Beach<\/a>. Officials said that the Sei whale likely died of a boat strike.<\/p>\n

There is no known cause of death for the 30-foot whale found in Sandy Hook on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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The whale will have a necropsy performed once it is recovered and moved, according to the MMSC.<\/p>\n

Each year, an estimated 20,000 whales are killed worldwide by vessel strikes, according to a study done by the\u00a0International Marine Mammal Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spencer Gustafson is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered New York state and city news since 2023. See more of his work here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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