Overview
- The whale has been seen for weeks between Flensburg harbor and the Danish town of Kollund, with renewed sightings reported off Flensburg-Fahrensodde.
- Researchers at the Deutsches Meeresmuseum confirm it is a fin whale and the same animal across sightings, identifiable by a distinctive notch on its dorsal fin.
- Conservationist Dagmar Struß describes the animal as a young fin whale with its length estimated at about eight meters.
- Scientists note that large whales occasionally enter the Baltic while tracking prey, and they expect such visits to be temporary.
- The Deutsche Stiftung Meeresschutz urges boaters and other water users to keep at least 100 meters away, slow down, and avoid pursuing the animal.