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50-Foot Sperm Whale Washes Ashore in Nantucket
11/19/2025
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- A 50-foot sperm whale weighing 52 tons washed ashore on Nantucket's north shore, making removal impossible.
- Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket plans a necropsy with experts from NOAA and the International Fund for Animal Welfare on-site.
- Public safety requires staying 300 feet away and not taking any whale parts.
- This marks Nantucket's first sperm whale stranding since 2002, and heavy machinery is needed for removal, though weather delays efforts.
