Aerial footage caught the whale floating just off the shore with a number of people on the beach observing it. Marine Mammal Center officials said they believed it was a juvenile minke whale based on photographic evidence. Officials said the same whale had originally been spotted swimming in the vicinity last Wednesday.
"The animal swam well under its own strength with good energy which our experts noted as a good sign," said the Marin Mammal Center Associate Director of Public Relations Giancarlo Rulli.
Rulli said experts "also noted it appears to be in good body condition and has peeling white skin that appears to be healing from an unknown trauma or skin condition. The affected area was red in appearance on April 2 before the latest sighting."
San Francisco Bay has seen a recent influx of gray whales, including one that washed ashore dead on a Marin County beach in late March.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Rare minke whale spotted in shallow water near Emeryville Marina )
Also on site :