NOAA to examine dead humpback in Sitka Sound

A dead whale carcass at the southern entrance to Olga Strait near Sitka on Sept. 15, 2016. (Photo courtesy Henry Larsen)
A fisherman has spotted the dead humpback whale in the Sitka area that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association was interested in studying.
Fisherman Henry Larsen spotted Thursday it at the southern entrance to Olga Strait on the western shore. Larsen said the carcass was beached, but looked likely to refloat on the rising tide. He expected it to eventually d