Someone spotted the carcass near Florida Avenue and Boardwalk Hall around 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7.
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center was immediately notified and took samples.
The whale was moved to the boardwalk around 12:30 where it will be buried pending the necropsy.
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