Scientists Investigate Deaths Of Rarely-Seen Beaked Whales Stranded On Maine Coast

MAINE PUBLIC • July 27, 2020

The coast of Maine is home to a number of whales. Humpback, minkee and pilot whales are a familiar sight. Less common, however, is the beaked whale. Yet, just in the last few weeks, two beaked whales - a Blainville's beaked whale, which had never been seen here before, and a Sowerby's beaked whale - stranded and died on beaches in York and Phippsburg. Linda Doughty, director of Marine Mammals of Maine, spoke about what's known about the unusual strandings at this point.