(From left) Intern Norely Faz, cetacean field research specialist Bekah Lane and intern Nicole Cristales of The Marine Mammal Center prepare to look for gray whales in and around San Francisco Bay on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 in Sausalito, California. The Unusual Mortality Event (UME) declaration by NOAA for gray whales along the western coast of North America occurred from December 17, 2018 to November 9, 2023.