Common name Number of strandings in 2022 Percent of all strandings (%)

Humpback whale 4 5%

Pygmy sperm whale 4 5%

Dwarf sperm whale 2 2.5%

Beaked whale 1 1.3%

Harbour porpoise 2 2.5%

Short-beaked common dolphin 4 5%

Short-finned pilot whale 2 2.5%

Risso’s dolphin 1 1.3%

Rough-toothed dolphin 1 1.3%

Bottlenose dolphin 56 71%

Harbor seal 1 1.3%
Harp seal 1 1.3%
*Total number of marine mammals that stranded in North Carolina in 2022.