A minke whale that spent the last week swimming in Long Beach Harbor despite efforts by marine wildlife experts to reroute it back to deeper waters died this weekend, officials confirmed.

Alameda County firefighters spray water on a beached juvenile minke whale to keep it comfortable in Emeryville, Calif., on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ...

EMERYVILLE, Calif. (KRON) — An individual whale considered rare for the San Francisco Bay that has been observed repeatedly stranding itself near the East Bay this month was euthanized Tuesda… ...

A rare minke whale was euthanized on Tuesday, April 8, after getting stuck in shallow waters near the Emeryville Marina in California's San Francisco Bay. This comes after three other gray whales ...

Minke whales, considered the smallest of the great, or baleen, whale family, can grow up to 26 feet long and weigh up to 14,000 pounds, according to NOAA.

A single minke whale has been lingering in the Catalina Landing in downtown Long Beach for several days. NOAA is monitoring its health and trying to guide it back to open water.

Rulli said minke whales are rare in the area, and the mammal center has spotted only five since 2009. The whale may have come into the San Francisco Bay looking for food, Rulli explained, but ...

Spectators first noticed the whale, dubbed “Bob the Minke Whale,” on March 31, near the Harbor Breeze charter boats. It later made its way to Shoreline Village and then near the Catalina Express.

Minke whale drawing crowds to Long Beach Harbor dies 02:31. A wayward minke whale that had captivated onlookers for days in Long Beach has died. The 24-foot long whale, likely in its teens, washed ...

“Bob the Minke Whale,” as the 25-foot-long creature has been dubbed, was first spotted on March 31, near the Harbor Breeze charter boats and the Aquarium of Long Beach. The second day, it ...

“Bob the Minke Whale,” as the 25-foot-long creature has been dubbed, was first spotted on March 31, near the Harbor Breeze charter boats and the Aquarium of Long Beach. The second day, it ...