02/09/2026
Occasionally dead whales wash up on The Oregon coast and this is the latest example. Years ago the Oregon Department of Transportation tried to blow up a whale with dynamite to help it decompose faster. The results were terrible-blasting blubber and whale guts several hundred feet that made a mess and damaged cars.
The deceased fin whale in the photos is 46 feet long and located just North of Seaside Oregon at Sunset Beach. Fin whales feed on small fish like herring as well as krill. Baleen is the name of the game for these bad boys!
and both concluded the whale was dead, squishy and very slimy to the touch.
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