MASS WHALE STRANDINGS CAUSED BY METEOROIDS AND METEOR SHOWERS. The completed paper can be found below in the 2024 January 7th post titled Connection between Meteoroids and Mass Whale Strandings. “It is not known why they sometimes run aground on the seashore: for it is asserted that this happens rather frequently when the fancy takes them and without any apparent reason.” -Arisotle
2025, June 28. South Australia, Grange Beach. Dead dolphin. A dead dolphin was spotted at Grange Beach.
Also: 2025, June 30. New South Wales, Brunswick River near Brunswick Heads, north of Byron Bay, Marshalls Creek. A bottlenose dolphin was rescued from a river by a Sea World team.
2025, June 28. UK, Wales, Llanfairfechan. Dead dolphin.
2025, June 29. Vietnam, on the bank of Ong Doc River, Hamlet 6, Khanh An Commune, U Minh District, Ca Mau. Approx 235 km SW of Ho Chi Minh City. A dolphin measuring more than 2m long and weighing about 130kg was found dead.
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Kerala - Alappuzha: A worrying surge in marine mammal deaths has gripped Kerala’s Alappuzha coast, with six carcasses—four dolphins and two whales—washing ashore in less than a month, prompting concerns from environmental authorities and marine researchers. These strandings occurred after the May 16 meteor. I'm not saying this particular meteor was associated with strandings but rather showing the state of the atmosphere at the time. This is common in other parts of the world.
2025, May 16. India, Kerala, in the southeast of the country, Tamil Nadu. Large Meteor Fireball. Travelling NNE.
Cetacean Stranding Events: 6x in Kerala.
2025, May 27. India, Kerala, Alappuzha, near Azhikodan Nagar, Valiyazheekkal beach. Dead dolphin.
2025, May 30. India, Kerala, Pathiyankara. Dead dolphin.
2025, June 4. India, Maharashtra, Ganpatipule Beach. A 4 foot long 12 kg dead dolphin.
2025, June 14. India, Kerala, Alappuzha, Purakkad, Punthala (Poonthura) beach. A huge 25 m long blue whale washed ashore dead. It was in an advanced state of decomposition.
2025, June 17. India, Maharashtra, Palghar district, Rajodi Beach in Vasai. A 125 kilogram, eight feet long, dead dolphin was found washed ashore.
2025, June 18. India, Kerala, Purakkad. An almost 30 m long whale washed ashore dead.
2025, June 23. India, Kerala, Challi near Punnapra, Ambalappuzha. A dolphin washed ashore dead.
2025, June 24. India, Kerala, Challi near Punnapra, Ambalappuzha. Dead dolphin,
2025, June 25. India, Uttara Kannada, Kumta, Vannalli Beach. A 13.5 m Blue whale in a decomposed state washed ashore.
2025, June 27. New South Wales, Lake Illawarra, then up Mullet Creek to Dapto. A dolphin which made its way from the ocean died among rescuers and volunteers who were trying to help it.
The only meteor activity as this one: 2025, June 1. New South Wales, Sydney. Fireball. Time: 17.56 or 07:56UT. Vision of the event showed a bright green glow passing over skies. Traveling east to west from the South Pacific Ocean. Entered atmosphere just south of Newcastle. Delayed and concurrent sound heard. It was seen from as far south as Blackbutt south of Woolongong to Werris Creek in the north 360 km apart. An image was taken from Narrabeen Beach.
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2025, June 27. USA, New Jersey, Long Beach Island in Ocean County, 130th Street beach in the Beach Haven Terrace section of the township. A 25 to 30 foot long Humpback whale was on the younger side and was in a state of advanced decomposition.
2025, June 25. Scotland, Shetland, Yell Sound. Dead Orca. Was seen in Sullom Voe over the past couple of days. It was identified by local whale watchers as 161 from a pod known as the Scottish/Icelandic 12s. The cause of death is currently unknown, but the whale was not found entangled. Sampling and a possible necropsy have been arranged with the Scottish marine animal strandings scheme (Smass).
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2025, June 27. UK, Portland, Chesil Beach. The remains of the dolphin have been found in an advanced state of decomposition.
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2025, June 26. USA, Georgia, east of Blacksville and 50km SSE of Atlanta. Medium Airburst. Coordinates: (33.4N, 84.1W). Seen as far north as Cleveland in Ohio over 900km away. Altitude: 32.6 km. Energy: e = 17, -e = 48 or 480,000 kg/TNT. Sound: Had delayed and concurrent properties. Between 12:15 and 12:30 p.m. Eastern time, more than 100 reports of a possible fireball were submitted to the American Meteor Society website from Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Update: A meteor fragment has hit a house (crashed through the roof and floor). Tremor felt.
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Also 2025, June 25. Western Australia, Indian Ocean. Meteor. Approximately 260km south of Hamelin Bay. Velocity: 55.2 km/s. Duration: 2.52 sec. Coordinates: LLB: (-36.57, 114.61), LLE: ( -37.56, 113.67). Height: 114.58 to 99.71 km. Time: 16:33. A Marine Animal Disturbance Alert should still be noted for this region, even though it would be extremely unlucky to have a cetacean stranding. The meteors over the last two weeks are not large, just moderately consistent.
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2025, June 26. New Zealand, Christchurch, beach north of Waimairi. An adult orca has been discovered dead on the beach. The Department of Conservation (DOC) have called the death "unusual" and said they worked at the scene along with local iwi and members of Project Jonah.
I have to wait 4 or 5 days to get the meteor data from some resources. I've located two bolides north of the North Island; however, I doubt they are responsible. I have to wait maybe two to three weeks for NASA bolide update. I presume something could be to the east, hopefully, I will find something to shine light on the situation. The only event that seems coincidental is the airburst on the 21st south of New Zealand. There could be something that came in that is linked to this. Will update blog later.
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The population of Pacific gray whales has plummeted to its lowest point since the 1970s, with record-low calf numbers, following a period of "unusual mortality" from 2019 to 2023. Scientists are concerned that environmental changes, particularly in Arctic feeding grounds influenced by sea ice decline and ecosystem alterations, are impairing the whales' ability to reproduce and survive. Despite previous resilience, recent data suggests the gray whale population may be struggling to adapt to rapidly changing ecological conditions, raising alarms about their long-term recovery prospects. Pacific gray whale numbers have dropped to their lowest since the 1970s, with a significant decline in calf populations. The recent decline follows a period of an "unusual mortality event" from 2019 to 2023, which significantly reduced population numbers.
What scientists are saying: Researchers suspect that changes in Arctic feeding grounds, driven by climate change and sea ice loss, are impacting whale reproduction and survival. The current population estimates are around 12,900 adults and 85 calves, down from previous counts of over 19,000 whales. The decline in calf numbers correlates with reductions in sea ice cover in the Bering and Chukchi seas, affecting nourishment and reproduction. Stranded dead whales along the West Coast, some emaciated, indicate ongoing health issues possibly linked to food scarcity. Experts emphasise that the population’s ability to rebound rapidly is declining, indicating stress on the gray whale's resilience in a changing environment.
Reality: See June 2 post (Fireballs and Gray whale strandings timeline in California), and May 10th post (San Francisco Bay Cetacean deaths). These two particular posts and others point out that meteor airbursts are the primary cause of whale deaths unrelated to ship strikes and net entanglement.
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2025, June 25. India, Uttara Kannada, Kumta,Vannalli Beach. A 13.5 m Blue whale in a decomposed state washed ashore. Officials said it was likely dead for a couple of weeks. It's the third large and second Blue whale to wash ashore after the June 14 and 18 incidents.
I've wanted to describe this for a while, and after a little vibration in my town today, I thought I would describe what happened many years ago. It's just a report in my files. I never really thought any of these events would have included a personal account.
1992, August, Between 16 – 20. Netherlands. This incident happened while I was overseas in the Netherlands between June 24 and September 19. I was living in the city of Drachten 35 km from the coast. I was in bed when the tremor occurred waking me up when a window abruptly shut after the lock jumped off its track. I felt giddy when trying to get to my feet as the room shook for approximately ten seconds. At the time, authorities initially thought it was an earthquake in the North Sea. The meteor had electrophonic properties and was an Airburst from a meteor.
News Report: “Dutch province shaken. Frightened rural residents were running out of their homes during the night. Northern Frisian province residents reported their houses swaying, flowerpots falling off ledges and tumbling tableware. No personal injury. Several people said they saw a yellowish-red fireball streaking down through the night sky about 10.30pm. While seismic equipment suggested the tremors were caused by sound waves resulting from an explosion above or below ground, none of the callers reported hearing a bang (Electrophonic Meteor caused heavy vibration). Equally confounding was that all the calls came from a clearly defined area about 50km wide in the south-western corner of the province. Data picked up by ground stations did not suggest a meteoric trajectory. Yet after ruling out an underwater explosion, sonic boom, military test, and tectonic plate activity, the scientist conceded a meteorite was the only half-way plausible explanation left.”
2025, June 23. China, Hainan Province. Two spotted dolphins were found stranded on the beach in the south of the country. Rescuers quickly responded, transporting both marine mammals to the South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute for treatment and rehabilitation.
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2025 June 21. USA, California, San Francisco, Pacifica. A young female gray whale washed ashore deceased. Cause of death: undetermined, no necropsy performed. It's the 23rd whale to die in the Bay region this year.
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2025, June 21. Southern Ocean. Airburst. Coordinates: (61.3 S, 157.9E). Time: 20:55. Altitude: 56.3 km. Energy: e = 3, -e = 0.1 or 100,000 kg/TNT. Velocity was NA.
Whales escaped north just in time. Everything has been quiet in the last two months, with only one event over land in Mexico. This one was timed by nature after cetacean migration was well underway, with many whales seen along New Zealand and Australian coasts. Unfortunately, it shows this region of the Southern Ocean is susceptible to meteor airbursts. It is also not a high-energy event and was moderately high when detected. There was some activity in the west of the Australian continent in the previous months; however, it wasn't significant. New South Wales had some bright arrivals, but this happened and stopped before the whales arrived. New Zealand has been quiet, which is unusual, so this all has added up to whales being rather happy with the situation. I hope it remains that way. It also shows that we need to bank the animals and stop slaughtering them, because nature changes and when it does, cetaceans will feel the full force of it.
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2025, June 23. India, Punnapra, Ambalappuzha. A dolphin washed ashore dead. It had head injuries.
Also: 2025, June 23. Ireland, Ballina, River Moy. A Common Dolphin was rescued.
2025, June 23. Egypt, Red Sea, Marsa Alam. Dead dolphin.
2025, June 23. Sierra Leone. Dead juvenile Humpback whale. Cause of death unclear. Was alive on stranding.
Even though there is no scientific evidence to suggest that a war involving Iran, the USA, and Israel would directly cause mass whale strandings in the Gulf of Oman or along the Persian Gulf coastlines, that is changing. Certain indirect consequences of military conflict could increase the risk of such events. It has been shown in the recent war with Russia and Ukraine that there have been tens of thousands of dolphins killed, whether from oil spills or direct percussion from weapons. It is not really known in the West, but Middle East waters are home to Blue Whales, Humpbacks (a long list of cetaceans) and some of the rarest marine wildlife in the world. It is a very delicate and fragile marine environment. Here's a breakdown of the issues at hand:
1. Naval Sonar and Underwater Explosions
There is a debate about whether whales are sensitive to sound, particularly low-frequency sonar used by military vessels. This has not been proven, and subsequent scientific research on the matter continues.
Naval activity in wartime — mid-frequency active sonar placed aside, depth charges, and underwater explosions can disorient whales, causing them to surface too quickly or strand themselves.
Previous incidents (e.g., strandings in the Mediterranean and Bahamas) have been linked to military exercises, not warfare, but the mechanisms are similar. They did try to blame sonar; however, the probable cause was more likely naval explosions and ship strikes.
2. Shipping Traffic and Oil Spills
War in the Persian Gulf would likely increase tanker and naval ship traffic.
Increased noise pollution and risk of oil spills or chemical contamination could stress or displace marine life.
Long-term degradation of habitats could indirectly contribute to strandings or abnormal behavior.
3. Environmental Degradation and Pollution
A full-scale conflict could cause:
Oil fires and leaks
Water contamination
Loss of food sources (e.g., plankton or fish)
These stressors might not cause strandings immediately, but they could weaken whales' health or navigational abilities over time.
4. Historical Precedent
There is no recorded instance of a military conflict alone causing mass whale strandings in this specific region. There has been mass strandings recorded in surrounding countries; however, the cause has never been determined.
Conflicts such as the Gulf War (1991) did lead to significant environmental damage, particularly to marine ecosystems.
Summary
A war would not automatically cause mass whale strandings, but it could create conditions that increase the likelihood, especially due to:
Underwater explosions
Increased noise
Environmental damage - basically poisoned.
Ship Stikes - mostly caused by uncontrollable and unpredictable ship navigation.
A list of countries that could be affected is large, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Iran, and as far south as Somalia and west to India. The water bodies include the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf.
Now that such a conflict has occurred, marine monitoring and environmental safeguards will be essential to prevent ecological fallout. Lastly, meticulous records are kept of whale strandings in the Middle East, with agencies working hard to protect their environment and ecosystem at large. If there is any uptick in cetacean stranding, it will be shown as an almost direct cause, unless there is a large meteor explosion in the region.
2025, June 21. Iceland, Akureyri, beach in Ólafsfjörður. A mass stranding of 60 pilot whales. Rescue crews from Siglufjörður, Akureyri, Dalvík, and Ólafsfjörður are working alongside police and fire services to assist the whales. There are still 15 cetaceans ashore. Updates to come. 20250622: A report from rescuers that between 60 to 70 whales have been refloated. Even though in deeper water, it is unclear whether they will remain this way, and the possibility of individuals restranding is high.
2025, June 19. Brazil, State of Paraná, Balneário Praia de Leste, in Pontal do Paraná. A 7m long humpback whale calf died. Possibly in second year of life.
Dr. Camila Domit, a biologist and researcher at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), where she works as a professor and coordinator of the Ecology and Conservation Laboratory (LEC/UFPR), explained how the situation was identified: The whale's condition indicated serious signs of malnutrition, in addition to the presence of parasites, such as cyamid (popularly known as whale lice). This type of parasite usually appears when the animal is already not in good health. In addition, the body showed signs of cachexia, an extreme thinness that points to a long period of suffering.
Mass whale strandings—where multiple whales beach themselves, often resulting in death—have long puzzled scientists and conservationists. In January 2024 Whale Stranding Report, presents a hypothesis: many of these events are closely correlated with meteoric phenomena, including meteor showers, airbursts, and impacts from meteoroids. Drawing on 184 years of global data, eyewitness accounts, and satellite observations, the theory proposes that the atmospheric disturbances caused by bolides (large meteoroids) play a significant role in triggering both panic and physical trauma among whale pods. Over 200 mass whale strandings worldwide have been convincingly linked to meteor activity so far. Using this method over the last two years, around 30 mass whale strandings have been predicted after meteor activity. It is also the only theory that holds up over time, explaining why mass whale strandings have occurred for millions of years.
The meteor theory categorizes strandings into three primary types based on the meteoric cause:
Meteor Showers (40%): These events often trigger "panic strandings," particularly through the generation of low-frequency electromagnetic waves known as electrophonic sounds. These sounds, produced by meteors disintegrating in the atmosphere, can be perceived by marine mammals like whales and dolphins—creatures highly reliant on acoustic navigation. Repeated and intense exposure to such sounds during meteor showers can disorient or distress entire pods, especially when they are near land, ultimately leading to mass strandings.
Airbursts (55%): These are explosions of meteoroids high in the atmosphere that produce intense concussive force, sudden pressure changes, and potentially lethal sonic booms. Whales caught in the vicinity may suffer from internal injuries such as brain trauma, inner ear damage, and pulmonary hemorrhaging—injuries that impair their ability to navigate or dive. Many die at sea, never seen, but some injured individuals may make desperate attempts to reach shallower waters, stranding as a last resort to breathe or rest.
Meteor Impacts (<5%): Though less common, direct impacts with the ocean generate intense shockwaves and underwater turbulence. These can scatter pods, kill marine life instantly, or damage whales enough to result in delayed strandings over time and distance.
The report emphasizes the complexity of these interactions, especially airburst-related events. Unlike panic strandings, which result in pods beaching together, trauma from airbursts often leads to "split strandings," where individuals are found along extensive stretches of coastline—evidence of pod fragmentation and varying levels of injury.
This report also critiques traditional explanations—such as navigational error, illness, or naval sonar interference—noting that they cannot fully account for the scale, timing, and recurrence patterns of many strandings. The theory argues that meteor-related incidents often coincide with reports of mass bird and fish deaths, strengthening the case for a broader environmental effect triggered by celestial activity.
Importantly, it also highlights the “data blind” in marine environments, where many meteoric events go unrecorded due to limitations in satellite coverage and observation bias toward populated areas. This invisibility underscores how much of Earth's meteor interaction—particularly over the ocean—remains unknown, complicating efforts to link celestial events with ecological consequences.
The report concludes with a call for enhanced research, global data collaboration, and public awareness. If this theory holds, understanding meteoric influences on marine life could profoundly impact conservation efforts and reshape our understanding of Earth’s ecological dynamics—offering new ways to protect whales, the oceans’ vital custodians.
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2025, June 17. Cook Islands, Polynesia, South Pacific, Vaimaanga. A 5m long young adult Beaked whale died. No signs of injury or predation attack except for minor cookie-cutter wounds.
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2025, June 18. USA, Florida, Jacksonville, Atlantic Beach, south of Hanna Park. Two dead cetaceans. A Gervais Beaked whale adult was 14 m long, and the calf was seven feet long.
2025, June 18. India, Kerala, Purakkad. An almost 30 m long whale washed ashore dead. Indeterminate species at the moment. COD: Indeterminate. It is the second instance in which a dead whale washed ashore in this district in the last few days, with the first being in the Poonthura area on June 14. Poonthura is only a few kilometres away from Purakkad. There is no evidence that either whale died from a ship strike.
On the same day further north. 2025, June 17. India, Palghar district in Maharashtra, Rajodi beach in Vasai. A dead dolphin was found washed ashore. The marine mammal, approximately eight feet long and weighing around 125 kilograms.
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Given the different parameters involved in issuing these alerts, I'm working on a color-coded worldwide Marine Animal Disturbance Alert system to make it simpler, more accurate and easier to follow. Inputs such as migration and habits need to be taken into consideration. Also, meteor airbursts of all energy outputs, heights and fireballs of all varieties need to be taken for what they are, diverse. Because this is relatively new, as in the last couple of years, new situations have come along that challenge what I want to portray in the alert issued, so this will be easier and more accurate. This new system will be shown like the example below (not the current situation) and will be presentable once software is involved. I gather this will change as it evolves. I will also issue dates to coincide with alert length, because cetaceans can come ashore many months after injury. This in itself can be confusing when events overlap.
Low - Green
Moderate - Orange
High - Yellow
Extremely High - Red
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2025, June 16. Mexico, Pacific Baja California Region. Fireball. Time: 22:00PDT, around 05:00 UT. Travelling NE. A Marine Animal Disturbance Alert is still in place for the Mexican and USA Pacific coastlines. With now 25 whale deaths in California since January, there could be a spike in cetacean casualties post this event.
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Also: 2025, June 17. USA, Florida, Miami Dade. A 13-foot-long juvenile cachalot (sperm whale) was humanely euthanised after stranding. The individual will undergo a necropsy at NOAA’s lab in Miami to help determine cause of death. The only fireball in the Florida region in the last 49 days was a small fireball that dispersed no delayed or concurrent sound. There was a large one on the 29th of April; however, its trajectory was mostly over land and north near Orlando. So, to wrap up, we have one fireball sighting and one stranding.
The vast majority of the event below also occurred over land; however, I do take note of these for research purposes.
2025, June 15. New Zealand, North Island. Meteor. Time: 13:41. Direction: SSW. Velocity: 51 km/s. Duration: 6.39 sec. Coordinates: Beg: (-37.24, 176.14), End: ( -39.85, 174.58). Height: (113.73, 104.48km). Connected Shower: June rho Cygnids. Distance: 320 km.
2025, June 16. Gulf of Oman, between the Pakistan and Iran border region. A blue whale measuring about 35 feet long was recorded dead at a remote area in Gwatar Bay. The whale was found floating near Kuntani in Balochistan region.
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2025, June 15. Germany, Wadden island. A young white-nosed/beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) stranded. It self refloated on high tide. The animal was estimated 1.5 mtrs in length and in poor condition.
2025, June 15. Mexico (northeastern), Santiago and several municipalities in Nuevo León. Large Fireball. Time: at 2:10 am. Travelling S.W. A loud sonic boom was reported, delayed and concurrent. Fragmented. Color ranged from light blue, green, light yellow, orange and white. The event lasted around 12 seconds and was widely reported across Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. The object was detected by the GOES 18 and 19 satellites. Possible fall 30 km northwest of the San Roberto junction and Highway 57. The object was so large it was visible from neighboring states, including Tamaulipas, Coahuila, and parts of southern Texas, United States. This event occurred 500 km north of the airburst on May 31st.
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2025, June 13. Oman, Shinas, near Al Dwanij Beach. A blue whale that became stranded has been safely returned to the sea, according to the Environment Authority in North Batinah. Specialised teams from the Environment Department in the governorate responded after receiving a report of the whale on the shore. Due to low tide conditions, the situation was monitored until the tide rose. The whale, measuring about 8m in length, was successfully guided back to deeper waters on Friday in good condition. The Gulf of Oman lies between Oman and Iran, and Shinas is close to the United Arab Emirates.
2025, June 14. India, Alappuzha, Purakkad, Punthala beach. A huge 25 m long blue whale washed ashore dead. It was in an advanced state of decomposition.
2025, June 13. USA, California, Richmond, Point Isabel shoreline. A dead Gray whale found on shoreline. It is one of more than a dozen whales found dead in the Bay Area this year. Earlier this month, another whale washed up on Montara Beach in San Mateo County. According to the Sausalito-based Marine Mammal Center, they've responded to 17 dead gray whales in the area. Five of the dead whales have been found in recent weeks. Thirty whales have been spotted this year in the Bay with only nine last year.
It is the highest death count of dead whales in 25 years.
In total, 22 whales have died in the greater San Francisco Bay region since January.
The bloodthirsty Tradition
A recent dolphin hunt on the Faroe Islands turned the waters of Leynar blood-red, marking the first Grindadrap of the summer. Shocking images captured a young child watching the slaughter unfold, highlighting the brutal nature of the centuries-old tradition. The event coincided with a visit from Danish King Frederik and Queen Mary, further drawing attention to the controversy.
Animal welfare campaigners have condemned the hunt, arguing that despite efforts to promote the islands as a tourist destination, the gruesome images overshadow its natural beauty. Critics have also raised concerns about pilot whale meat, warning that it contains harmful toxins and is no longer nutritionally necessary.
The UK's trade agreement with the Faroe Islands has been scrutinised, with activists urging the British government to suspend imports of Faroese seafood until the hunts end. Campaigners argue that global demand for Faroese fish financially supports the practice, reinforcing the need for international pressure to stop it. While the hunt is deeply rooted in tradition, many believe customs should evolve in favour of humane and sustainable alternatives.
2025, June 28. South Australia, Grange Beach. Dead dolphin. A dead dolphin was spotted at Grange Beach. Also: 2025, June 30. New South Wales...
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