Why are so many dead whales washing up in the Bay?
Now experts are sounding the alarm and alerting the public that they can help.
'In one necropsy, the whale died of a boat strike,' said Giancarlo Rulli with the Marine Mammal Center.
On Friday, Rulli said the center along with researchers are working feverishly with boat services like ferries, recreation and cargo container pilots to get the word out about the migrating whales. With commercial Dungeness crab season along the Bay Area coast going through May 1, whales in the area are at risk of entanglement.
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'We know that research shows many whales are dying in Baja,' said Rulli.
According to Rulli, one way the public can help is by alerting experts of a whale sighting so that scientists can go see if there is trouble before the whale goes into distress. The Marine Mammal Center reported 11 live whales inside the Bay one week ago.
An app is available for those who want to help whales.
'This is the way to help, the app is called Whale Alert,' Rulli said.
Rulli also says that besides whales getting impacted by water hazards, the melting of ice depleting fish supply is also problematic.
'Whales are starving,' he said.
Whales, Rulli said, serve a vital role in the bigger picture.
'They are the ambassadors, if they are dying then oceans will be impacted and a lot of other life as well,' he said.
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