Six gray whales have been found dead in the wider San Francisco Bay Area in the last seven days, raising the total number of dead whales in the region to 15 for the year.

Five more gray whales were found dead in the San Francisco Bay Area within the past week, bringing this year's total number of whale deaths up to 14.

SAN FRANCISCO — Five gray whales have died in and around the San Francisco Bay over the past week, bringing the total number of whales that have washed up this year to 14, according to the California Academy of Sciences.