BLUE WHALE CLEANUP vs

SCIENTIST SAY THE 40-FOOT BLUE WHALE THAT WASHED ASHORE ON DEL MONTE BEACH, WAS DEAD FOR UP TO 2 WEEKS BEFORE IT BEACHED. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE 9-MONTH OLD WHALE'S DEATH IS STILL UNKNOWN, ALTHOUGH A PARASITE WAS FOUND ON THE CARCASS. CREWS (WHO HAVE WORKED FOR 3 DAYS) INTEND TO FINISH CLEANING THE BEACH BY TONIGHT. THEY WORKED QUICKLY IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP BLOOD FROM ATTRACTING SHARKS TO THE AREA. MUCH OF THE SOFT TISSUE WAS BURIED UNDER THE SAND, AND THE YOUNG WHALE'S SKULL AND JAW BONES WILL BE TAKEN TO THE MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES FOR DISPLAY. SCIENTISTS FROM M.B.A.R.I WILL TOW WHAT'S LEFT OF THE WHALE,OVER 30 MILES OFFSHORE AND SINK IT 9,500 FEET IN THE MONTEREY CANYON.