NewsCalifornia News

Actions

12th dead whale washes up on San Francisco Bay Area beach this year

Two fin whales found dead under hull of Australian ship at Naval Base San Diego
Posted
and last updated

PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say the carcass of a gray whale discovered on Pacifica State Beach on Friday was the 12th dead whale to wash up on a San Francisco Bay Area beach this year.

The Marine Mammal Center says tissues from the whale confirms it was an approximately 47-foot adult male. Because the whale was in an advanced state of decomposition, scientists decided not to perform a necropsy to determine how it died.

The center says malnutrition, entanglement and trauma from ship strikes have been the most common causes of whale deaths in the Bay Area in recent years.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Friday

07/11/2025

Clear

-° / 77°

0%

Saturday

07/12/2025

Clear

106° / 75°

0%

Sunday

07/13/2025

Clear

105° / 74°

0%

Monday

07/14/2025

Clear

106° / 77°

0%

Tuesday

07/15/2025

Clear

104° / 72°

0%

Wednesday

07/16/2025

Clear

99° / 69°

1%

Thursday

07/17/2025

Clear

98° / 70°

1%

Friday

07/18/2025

Clear

98° / 71°

0%