Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback Whale at Central Tilba, NSW

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Identification history

Megaptera novaeangliae

29 Sep 2018

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Dead Baby Humpback - the upload has cropped the tail a little bit.

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JackieMiles wrote:

30 Sep 2018

Goodness - just as well it's a beach not much frequented by humans. I bet the gulls will be having a bonanza off it. The tail shape and that pleated effect under the throat looks good for a humpback. About how long was it?

LocalFlowers wrote:

30 Sep 2018

From Narooma News accessed 30 SEP 12:45 "National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) rangers became aware of the dead whale on Tilba Beach on Thursday, September 27 but believe the whale had been dead since about Monday, September 17.

“We believe it was entangled in lobster fishing gear,” a NPWS spokesperson said.

“It appears one of the pectoral fins was injured from the entanglement and it was very emaciated.

“We estimate given it was around 8m long that is was about 4-5 years old which means it is probably a sub- adult. Ir washed up at Tilba Beach south of Mystery Bay on Friday" SOURCE: https://www.naroomanewsonline.com.au/story/5674798/dead-whale-washed-up/#slide=3 but the info from NPWS and correct location was only updated today.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.112268 -36.330875
Altitude 9.2m
Places Central Tilba, NSW

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
29 Sep 2018 04:14 PM Recorded on
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Species information

Megaptera novaeangliae Scientific name
Humpback Whale Common name
Not Sensitive
Migratory
Non-Invasive
Up to 66.3m Recorded at altitude
78 images trained Machine learning
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