Conservation and peace groups will gather with whale lovers to honor the many whales that have recently been killed in the Bay Area. They will also call attention to the ship strike, entanglement and climate risks whales face as a result of human activity.
What: Rally and press conference calling attention to whale deaths. Speakers will commemorate the whales and call for action.
Who: Speakers and attendees from Veterans for Peace, the Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Turtle Island Restoration Network, Resource Renewal Institute, Environment California and representatives from the offices of state and federal California legislators.
Background
At least 24 whales have washed up dead on Bay Area beaches in 2025 alone, and at least eight of those were likely killed by ship strikes.
According to scientists, the actual number of whale ship strikes could be up to 20 times higher than those recorded, because many whales sink after being struck. Ship strikes threaten several whale species, and off California’s coast they are a leading cause of death for gray, blue, fin and humpback whales. One study estimated that about 80 whales are killed by ship strikes off the West Coast each year.
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