October 2, 2013 — A humpback whale entangled in fishing line was found dead on the shore of a suburban New York beach Tuesday.
Newsday reports that the incident is being investigated as a "fisheries incident" and that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will get involved once the federal government shutdown comes to an end.
The origin of the fishing line that killed the whale was unclear.
The whale was found by a surfer just east of Gilgo Beach on Long Island. It was the second humpback whale to wash ashore on Long Island this year, said Kimberly Durham, rescue program director for the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation.