LONG BEACH, NY – Another dead whale has washed ashore on a beach in the New York and New Jersey area. This time, the whale was found Lido Beach West Town Park in Nassau County on Long Island.
The whale was found early Monday morning and is believed to have washed ashore overnight.
Initial reports appear to show the whale was struck by a boat, but a necropsy will be performed on the whale to determine the cause of death.
Some have attributed the increase in dead whales at the Jersey Shore and surrounding areas to work being done at off-shore wind turbine farms, but officials say a 16-year pattern of whale deaths is the cause for the sudden increase.
The Lido Beach whale was determined to be a humpback whale, about 40 feet long and about 5 years old.