Stranding Location (NOTE: Accuracy: 0.5 miles unless recorded)

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Specimen Record: Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) IFAW14-100-Ba / B-acu24

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Location

Truro, Massachusetts
United States
Primary Data
Stranding Authority (if applicable): 
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Stranding / Collection Date: 
Mon, 09/06/2014
Classification: 
Mysticete
Order: 
Cetacea
Family: 
Balaenopteridae
Species Name: 
Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Body of Water: 
Atlantic Ocean
Locale Details: 
Originally sighted offshore entangled in fishing line and buoys attached
Examiner(s)/Source
Examiner(s)/Source: 
Misty Niemeyer
Current Affiliation: 
International Fund for Animal Welfare
Address 1: 
290 Summer Street
City: 
Yarmouth Port
State: 
MA
Postal Code: 
02675
Country: 
United States
Institution ID Numbers
Field ID Number 1: 
IFAW14-100-Ba
CSI Field Number: 
B-acu24