North East coast update (12 Days Post-Airburst)

Update: 20260612. Reported - 2026, June 10. USA, Maine. A large decomposing great white shark found floating offshore. 

2026, June 11. Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Conception Bay, Spaniard's Bay. Dead Humpback eventually washed ashore in the harbour. COD: NA at the moment. The line running from the Cape Cod Bay squid influx (seasonal die off), up to the Conception Bay humpback mortality represents the primary geographic arc under observation since the May 30 explosion. Though the Atlantic longfin inshore squid die off every spring, they don't typically end up on local beaches because they are eaten by fish. This species, with a short, one-year life span, usually migrate closer to the shoreline to spawn at the end of their lifecycle and then the adults die off. I am continuing to scan for any further data on pelagic bird drops or deep-water fish mortalities along the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland shelves. To the south: Dolphins have been reported across several Chesapeake Bay waterways this week, including the Patuxent River, Potomac River, South River, Severn River, West River, Magothy River, and Corrottoman River.

Note: Meteor Airbursts close to land or over closed waterways are difficult to read, so this event could play out over time and a large distance from the atmospheric incident. There doesn't seem to be any repeated sightings or reports of meteor activity over the water, so this is a good sign. 

Mass stranding in Canada, Nova Scotia

2025, October 22. Canada, Nova Scotia, Port Hood. 3 Pilot whales saved. The last mass stranding in the area was in 2023 when 11 pilot whales stranded on a rocky shore with 8 dying and 3 rescued.

Some historical strandings in the region this year include: 2025, August 4. Canada, Nova Scotia, Bay of Fundy, Canning Aboiteau mud flats. A mass stranding of 13 Atlantic white-sided dolphins that were caught on tidal egress and were rescued. An 180 km west on 2025, September 27. Canada, Prince Edward Island, Pituamkek National Park Reserve. A mass stranding of three large sperm whales that are stranded off western Prince Edward Island's North Shore.

Fireballs and whale strandings on the east coast of the USA

Since the May 15th Airburst on the east coast of the America, fireball after fireball was seen, even a daylight meteor over New York that created a sonic boom causing a tremor. See the posts below for events and further information. Note: These are just animal strandings in Massachusetts and do not include surrounding states, which is concerning.

6/28/2024: 146 live dolphins stranded, 37 died, 7 euthanized, 102 survived.

7/05/2024: 4 dead dolphins.

7/06/2024: Dead dolphin.

7/10/2014: Dead Loggerhead turtle this summer.

7/10/2024: Dead Minke Whale.

7/12/2024: Dead Humpback whale, last was seen healthy had the name ‘Lollipop.

7/14/2024: Dead Humpback Whale.

7/18/2024: Dead dolphin (in oil soot by offshore wind vessel). It is not known if this was the cause of the whale's death.

7/19/2024: Unidentified dolphin or small whale found today.

9 stranded, deceased marine wildlife events in Massachusetts in less than a month – New Bedford Guide

Above are the events witnessed and catalogued by the AMS in Massachusetts in June and July. None were recorded in the state in the month before, apart from the event to the top right, a large meteor/airburst on May 15th, out of the activity zone. There have been strandings in the area to the north from Massachusetts into Nova Scotia, which is south of Newfoundland.

Dead Humpback in Nova Scotia

2024, July 4. Canada, Nova Scotia, Shubenacadie River. Dead Humpback. It was seen early on in the week and appeared to be fine.

Blake Giroux used a drone to capture an overhead view. (Blake Giroux Photography)

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