USA East Coast Strandings

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Deceased, young dolphin found along Broadkill
https://t.co/FpDYzUvLib

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Dead Unknown Dolphin, Sex Unknown, Stranded Dead, Brigantine, New Jersey, 4/15/2026, FRESH DEAD, LIGHTLY
SCAVENGED, CARCASS
PUSHED BACK INTO WATER
BY FISHERMAN BEFORE
MMSC STAFF ARRIVED TO
EXAMINE IT, CARCASS
COULD NOT BE RELOCATED,
No Results Pending

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FAIR BODY CONDITION, STOMACH EMPTY, SMALL
AMOUNT OF FECAL MATTER IN GI TRACT,
HISTOPATHOLOGICAL SAMPLES COLLECTED,
Results Pending

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Dead Sei Whale, Adult Male, Stranded Dead, Jersey City, New Jersey, 4/9/2026, MODERATELY
DECOMPOSED,
BLOATEDLARGE GASH ON
DORSAL PORTION OF BODY,
SEVERAL ABRASIONS ON
LEFT SIDE OF BODY.
4/16/2026 TOWED TO JONES
BEACH NY FOR NECROPSY
AND DISPOSAL.

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Dead Bottlenose Dolphin, Adult Male, Stranded Dead, Island Beach State Park, NJ, 4/5/2026, SMALL ABRASION ON TIP OF
ROSTRUM, NUMEROUS
TOOTH RAKES ON BODY, NO
SIGNIFICANT INJURIES OR
OBVIOUS COD, TAKEN TO
NJAHDL FOR NECROPSY, RESULTS PENDING

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SIGNIFICANT BRUISING ON THE RIGHT
DORSAL SIDE OF THE BODY AND HEAD,
DISCOLORATION OF BONE IN RIGHT SHOULDER
AND RIGHT SIDE OF SKULL, GI TRACT FULL , RESULTS PENDING

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Dead Humpback Whale, Subadult Female, Stranded Dead, Sandy Hook, NJ 4/1/2026, TONGUE BLOATED AND
PROTRUDING FROM MOUTH,
HEALED SCARS ON TAIL
LIKELY FROM PREVIOUS
ENTANGLEMENT, GOOD OVERALL BODY CONDITION, EVIDENCE OF
BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA FOUND UPON INTERNAL
EXAM,

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Dead Harbor Porpoise, Subadult Unknown, Stranded Dead, Sayreville, NJ, 3/30/2026, SEVERELY DECOMPOSED,
MODERATELY SCAVENGED,
NO OBVIOUS COD,
MEASURED AND DISPOSED
OF BY MMSC VOLUNTEERS

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Dead Common Dolphin, Adult Male, Stranded Alive, Died Before MMSC Staff Arrived, Beach Haven, NJ, 3/30/2026,
SOME SUPERFICIAL
ABRASIONS ON BODY, NO
OBVIOUS SIGNS OF
SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR
ILLNESS, TAKEN TO NJAHDL
FOR NECROPSY, Results Pending

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Dead Bottlenose Dolphin, Adult Male, Stranded Dead, Little Egg Harbor, NJ, 2/24/2026, SEVERELY DECOMPOSED,
NO OBVIOUS COD, ~50% OF
SKIN MISSING, BLOATED
AND LIGHTLY SCAVENGED,
LEFT ON SITE DUE TO SIZE
AND REMOTE LOCATION.

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Found In Upper Portion Of Thoracic Cavity, Stomach Empty, Scant Yellow/Brown Digesta Present In Intestines, Unable To Identify Heart Or Liver, Histology Samples Collected By Cornell University, Results Pending

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Dead Fin Whale, Subadult Male, Stranded Dead, Barnegat Light, NJ, 2/20/2026, Moderately Decomposed, Thin Body Condition, Old Entanglement Scar At Base Of Tail,Bruising Evident On Left Side Of Body, No Broken Bones Observed, Internal Organs Heavily Autolyzed, Stomach N Intestine

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Dead Common Dolphin, Adult Female, Stranded Alive, Died While Being Loaded Into Rescue Vehicle, Lavallette, NJ, 1/21/2026, Animal Stranded Alive On Beach With High Respiration Rate N Audible “Gurgling” Heard During Breaths. Thin Body Condition. Results Pending

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Necropsy confirms dead whale found in Newark Bay was a 44-foot endangered sei whale
https://t.co/vP72CwmWSd

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New Jersey

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Dead whale washes ashore at Jersey Shore beach
https://t.co/fKbeiEw1LA

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40-foot whale washes up on Rockaway Beach
https://t.co/6baPlLUgK4

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PANAMA CITY
Another dolphin found dead in Northwest Florida
https://t.co/DvCdHkbkA0

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19 dead dolphins have washed up in the Florida Panhandle
https://t.co/XIBlsGJnDT

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Small whale beached along shore of Pelican Bay in Collier County
https://t.co/u14htrZq43