Short Communication: North Sinai fin whale stranding represents easternmost confirmed record for the Egyptian Mediterranean coast
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We report a fin whale carcass stranded on the Mediterranean shore of North Sinai, Egypt, on 9 February 2021, and place this event in the context of previous regional records, including all published fin whale occurrences along the Egyptian Mediterranean coast and Gaza Strip. The North Sinai carcass represents the easternmost confirmed fin whale record in Egypt, bridging a geographic gap between records from the Nile Delta and southern Levant. This occurrence highlights both the occasional use of the Gaza–North Sinai sector by Mediterranean fin whales and the need for coordinated stranding response and monitoring in this underrepresented part of the species’ range.
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