Overview
- Two additional carcasses reported over the weekend have raised this year’s Bay Area toll to four, according to The Marine Mammal Center.
- One adult female floated near the Larkspur Ferry Terminal before tides pushed her toward the Golden Gate, and another whale near Point San Pablo is being towed to Angel Island for a necropsy.
- Responders recovered the first case on March 17 beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, where injuries led scientists to diagnose a likely vessel strike.
- A separate whale found March 25 at the Phillips 66 refinery in Rodeo remains lodged under pilings, which has blocked a full examination.
- Wildlife teams say dense ship, ferry, and recreational traffic increases collision risk, and a new Whale Smart training pilot for commercial crews aims to cut strikes in the busy waterway.