The 55ft fin whale got into difficulties in the sea at BridlingtonAn operation is now taking place to move the carcass away from the area, the local council said, with contractors aiming do this without having to cut up the 30-tonne mammal.A cordon has been put in place and people are being urged to stay away from the whale for health reasons and"out of respect".
East Riding of Yorkshire Council said it was liaising with zoological experts to establish the cause of the incident., a humpback whale that washed up at a loch in the Scottish Highlands is believed to have died after becoming entangled in creel lines.A humpback whale washed up at Loch Fleet.
In 2021, NatureScot reported that entanglement was the largest identified cause of death due to human activity in minke and humpback whales in Scottish waters.