Ninth Whale Dies in Bay Area This Year as Sightings Spike

Ninth whale dies in Bay Area this year as sightings spike

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A second gray whale that died this year from a suspected vessel strike was found in the San Francisco Bay, according to The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC). It is the ninth individual dead whale that wildlife officials have responded to in the Bay Area in 2025. Staff at the Phillips 66 San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo reported the dead gray whale on May 12 to the California Academy of Sciences, TMMC said. An expert with the ac…

Dead whale washes up near Rodeo

A dead gray whale was seen floating in San Francisco Bay near Rodeo, not far from the Phillips 66 San Francisco Refinery.

Dead adult female gray whale washes up along bay near Vallejo,...

A dead whale has been spotted off Mare Island in Vallejo. SKY7 was overhead Wednesday evening. This is at least the seventh dead whale that has washed up along a Bay Area beach this year. Giancarlo Rulli with the Marine Mammal Center told ABC7 after the initial on-air broadcast, the gray whale was an adult female that was first spotted deceased last week. According to the California Academy of Sciences, the 39-foot-whale was spotted underneath a…

Dead adult female gray whale washes up along bay near Vallejo

An adult female gray whale was spotted off Mare Island in Vallejo. This is at least the seventh dead whale that has washed up along a Bay Area beach this year.

Dead gray whale washes ashore on Vallejo’s Mare Island

VALLEJO — A dead whale that washed up on the muddy shores of the Mare Island San Pablo Bay hiking trail earlier this week likely died from a vessel strike, according to an official with the Marine Mammal Center. Marine Mammal Center spokesperson Giancarlo Rulli said that the dead whale was first sighted May 12 at the Phillips 66 refinery in Rodeo. Refinery staff notified the California Academy of Sciences, which partners with the Marine Mammal C…