Scientists from the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto will remove up to two of the three blue-whale carcasses that have recently washed up on the shore of Newfoundland's west coast, and use the mammals to further scientific research.

The ROM will work with Fisheries and Oceans Canada to transport the whales — at least one of which weighs 60 tons — on their 1,570-mile journey to Toronto. The plan is to preserve some tissue and the skeletal structure of the massive mammals.

“While the loss is truly unfortunate, our Government is pleased that we are able to work with the Royal Ontario Museum to preserve these rare whale skeletons for future generations, and to help Canadians benefit in a meaningful way through this invaluable contribution to Canadian science,” Gail Shea, minister of Fisheries and Oceans, said in a statement.

At least nine blue whales died in April after they were trapped in ice off the southwest coast of Newfoundland, according to the Canadian government. There are estimated to be fewer than 250 adult blue whales in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, the government said.

Officials will travel to the towns of Rocky Harbour and Trout River, both of which have a whale carcass, CBC News reported. The 85-foot-long mammal that washed ashore near Trout River, Newfoundland, became an Internet sensation earlier this week when some feared it would explode as a result of combustible methane gas brought on by decomposition. However, it has since begun to deflate.

Those waiting for #explodingwhale to pop will be disappointed. It's running out of gas. View Sunday (left) and today. pic.twitter.com/ytI8GfHxW0 — Don Bradshaw (@DonBradshawNTV) May 2, 2014

Officials at the museum and Fisheries and Oceans Canada did not immediately respond to requests for comment. They have not yet provided details about the length of time it will take to remove the carcasses.

Mark Engstrom, the museum's deputy director of collections and research, will head to Trout River next week to survey the scene, and to acquire the equipment and machines they will need, according to CTV News. After that, they'll remove the whales' skin and blubber, and cut them into large chunks, so they will be easier to transport. The blubber and skin will be dumped in a landfill.

Once the whales arrive in Ontario, the province where Toronto is located, they will take the carcass to a warehouse, and bury the bones, CTV News reported. The scientists plan to do this so the flesh fully decomposes, and won't stick to the bones.

Once the skeleton is ready for research labs, scientists across the planet will have access to it.