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The Department of Fisheries and Oceans have announced that the blue whales washed up on the shores of western Newfoundland will be handed over to the Royal Ontario Museum. According to a press release on Thursday, a deal has been signed between DFO and the Royal Ontario Museum to facilitate the recovery of up to two North Atlantic blue whale skeletons.
The two blue whales mentioned in the press release were discovered on the beaches of the towns of Rocky Harbour and Trout River, drawing international attention in the last week. The press release said that a team from the Royal Ontario Museum will be travelling to western Newfoundland to preserve the skeletons and tissue samples for scientific research. In addition to that, the release said that the skeletons will be made accessible to the global research community. However, it did not explain how the huge amount of rotting flesh still attached to those skeletons will be handled as both blue whales are estimated to weigh in the vicinity of 80 tonnes.
It is unprecedented to have multiple blue whales perish at once in a single area. Commenting on the situation, DFO Minister Gail Shea said that “while the loss is truly unfortunate, our Government is pleased that we are able to work with the Royal Ontario Museum to preserve these rare whale skeletons for future generations and to help Canadians benefit in a meaningful way through this invaluable contribution to Canadian science.”
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