According to the Marine Mammal Center and the California Academy of Sciences, the center received reports of a whale underneath the Richmond Long Wharf, which is adjacent to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge on the afternoon of July 7.
On July 10, the whale was towed to Angel Island State Park. The following day, a team of 10 scientists performed a necropsy on the whale.
Scientists said the whale was 37-feet long, whose body was in "average" condition based on the fat stores and blubber layer.
According to the center, the whale was the 21st dead gray whale found in Bay Area waters so far this year, the most since 2000. Of the 21 whales, five were found dead in just one week in May.
A recent population estimate by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found continued decline in eastern north Pacific gray whale numbers, with about 13,000 whales, the lowest since the 1970s.
"With the bay and our immediate coast serving as a shared space for commerce and increasing whale activity, including humpback whales, it's vital that all boaters, from large commercial vessels to sailboats, be whale aware. If you see a blow, go slow," George said.
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