Decomposed humpback whale washes ashore on Long Beach Island

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LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A decomposed humpback whale washed up early Friday on the 130th Street beach in the Beach Haven Terrace section of Long Beach Island, officials confirmed.

The whale, estimated to be between 25 and 30 feet in length, was discovered by beachgoers in the early morning hours, according to Long Beach Township Mayor Joseph Mancini.

On Friday June 27th at approximately 7:00am the Marine Mammal Stranding Center responded to a report of a large, deceased whale in the process of washing ashore at 130th Street at Beach Haven Terrace in Long Beach Township, New Jersey. MMSC’s Stranding Coordinator was immediately dispatched to the scene. With the assistance of the Long Beach Township Department of Public Works, the heavily decomposed whale was…