DATE: March 14, 2009 4:17:52 PM PDT
Coast Guard and NOAA attempt to locate gray whale
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Public Affairs Detachment
San Diego, Calif.
U.S. Coast Guard |
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Date: March 14, 2009
Contact: PADET San Diego, CA
(619) 247-2478, mobile
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Coast Guard and NOAA attempt to locate gray whale
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SAN DIEGO – Coast Guard Station San Diego and a special agent from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement patrolled San Diego Bay in search of the gray whale, March 14.
At around 11:15 a.m. a 33-foot response boat from Station San Diego, took Michele Zetwo, of NOAA, to locate the whale. The crew interviewed several mariners about the whale’s last know location. After two hours of searching, there was no sighting of the whale.
For almost five days, a 30-foot gray whale has been remaining inside San Diego Bay, drawing attention from curious mariners.
“We understand people’s curiosity and interest in seeing the whale, but NOAA and the Coast Guard are concerned for the whale’s safety,” said Zetwo. “We ask that people observe the whale from a respectable distance to ensure the whale’s safety while it remains inside our bay.”
In addition, the Coast Guard Auxiliary will have assets patrolling the San Diego Bay throughout the weekend, from sunrise to sunset, to inform mariners to maintain more than 100 yards distance from the whale’s location and that operators maintain a proper lookout and travel at a slow, safe speed in areas where a whale strike may occur.
The 30-foot gray whale was first observed inside San Diego Bay March. 10. This is a common season for Gray whales to migrate from Alaska to Mexico.
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