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This year has seen an unusually high number of sea turtle stranding's for the Virginia coastline.

This year has seen an unusually high number of sea turtle stranding's for the Virginia coastline.

This year has seen an unusually high number of sea turtle stranding's for the Virginia coastline.

Gray whale migration along North America's West Coast has continued to drop in recent years, according to a new NOAA Fisheries report.

Gray whale migration along North America’s West Coast has been decreasing in recent years, according to a new NOAA Fisheries report. The population is currently down 38% from its high in 2015 and 2016, experts are investigating the causes.

The City of Virginia Beach and the Virginia Aquarium commissioned artist Sarah Gallahan to paint a mural on the front of their North Building and it was completed on Monday.

The Virginia Aquarium said 2022 has been a record-breaking year for the most hooked sea turtle responses in the history of the Stranding Response Program at the Virginia Aquarium.

"Seeing a marine mammal or sea turtle can feel surreal and exciting, and the urge to help an animal in distress can be overwhelming, but we encourage the public to safely and respectfully give the wild animal space if found stranded on shore or injured in the water."

As the weather gets warmer and more people head to the beach, the Virginia Aquarium wants to make sure you know what to do if you see a stranded marine animal on our shores.

An entangled yearling humpback whale was freed of gear by a NOAA-led team of trained responders off Ukumehame, Maui on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2022.