The Department Of Marine & Wildlife Resources

The Department Of Marine & Wildlife Resources

Monday, March 18, 2013

Necropsy of Beaked Whale at Futiga's Landfill

Dr. Kristi West, Alden Tagarino, Shane Cha and Sa'ia Lavata'i are performing a necropsy along with assistance from Anthony Sagapolutele, Hanipale Hanipale, Ailao Tualaulelei, Avele Lalogafuafua.  They found a baby beaked whale with plastic bottle caps, pieces of wood and a fruit of a tree in the stomach.  This female Beaked Whale was approximately 12.96 ft long and weighing about 880kgs.  Gut samples and Organ Tissue were sent to Hawaii for further investigation.

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