TY - RPRT TI - Update on Strandings of Large Whales along the East Coast AU - Marine Mammal Commission AB - To date, sixteen humpback whales have stranded along the Atlantic coast this winter. Thesestrandings are part of the Humpback Whale Unusual Mortality Event (UME) declared by theNational Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that began in 2016. On February 12, 2023, a dead North Atlantic right whale stranded on Virginia Beach, Virginia.This Marine Mammal Commission brief provides an update on stranding of large whales along the East Coast. DA - 2023/02// PY - 2023 SP - 2 PB - Marine Mammal Commission UR - https://www.mmc.gov/wp-content/uploads/Update-on-Strandings-of-Large-Whales-along-the-East-Coast-2.21.2023.pdf LA - English KW - Marine Mammals KW - Cetaceans ER -