(Portland, OR) -- Biologists are sounding the alarm about a surge in whale deaths along the West Coast. The Center for Biological Diversity says 2026 is on track to be one of the deadliest years on record for whales on the West Coast spanning from California up to Alaska. So far this year, at least 51 whales have died along the West Coast. The Center for Biological Diversity says that if whale deaths continue at this rate, 2026 will end up being the second-deadliest year on record for West Coast whales. The deadliest year was 2019, when 122 whales died.