2018 Whale Stranding Event at Hamelin Bay in Western Australia caused by Meteor Airburst.

51 days after an airburst off the Western Australian coast 150 short-finned black dolphins were stranded.

Black dolphins or Short-finned pilot whales can travel exceedingly fast, up to 160 km a day. This is extremely rare for them to do. These animals are cheetahs of the sea, and a day at most would see this maintained. If a pod was within 100 - 150 km (conservative estimate) of this airburst the VLT radio waves or concussion results would have an effect. Usually, they travel from 40 to 100 km in a relaxed day. For argument's sake, I will take the bare minimum travel distance. A pod with juveniles travelling at 40 km a day, to travel 1943 km, would take 49 days to reach land at Hamelin Bay if they were slowed down by distress. This is 2 days before the 51-day airburst/stranding time reference.

Note: My research has estimated that electrophonic meteors, VLF radio waves, can admit through the environment well over 200 km away from an airburst incident.

2018, February 1. AIRBURST. Indian Ocean, off the Western Australian coast. (-19.4, 104.3). e = 19, -e = 0.53 or 530,000 kg of TNT. Altitude = 37km. Velocity = 16.5 km/s.

2018, March 23, Western Australia, Hamelin Bay. About 150 Short-Finned Black Dolphins strand at Hamelin Bay, south of Perth. 10Km north of Augusta. Volunteers save 7 individuals.

More than 150 whales strand in Hamelin Bay, Australia - 143 dead bodies only 7 rescued in video and pictures - Strange Sounds

Stranding Becomes A Horror Show.

February 25. North Island, New Zealand. A mother and calf pygmy sperm whale stranded between Māhia Beach and Opoutama on the Māhia Peninsula in the northern Hawke’s Bay area. During attempts to refloat the mother a more than 5m long great white shark bit the head off the 3 m long whale and then took the carcass out to sea. Rescuers were lucky to escape injury. The mother’s calf was euthanised and frozen for scientific analysis.

Māhia: Huge shark kills and eats whale that rescuers had been trying to refloat, police warn beachgoers to be wary - NZ Herald

This area has been under significant meteor activity since October last year. In that time there have been strandings of a cachalot, a pod of 40 false killer whales, a striped dolphin, a pygmy sperm whale and an attempted pod stranding of false killer whales and dolphins. The image below is on the 16th of February, a typical day of meteoroid incidents. Many sea observation events have been detected. 

      

A Dead Dolphin in the USA and a Mass Fish Kill in New Zealand.

Two incidents to write about. The first is a dolphin stranded in New Jersey in the USA. It washed up with blood coming from its eyes and jaw. I've placed a map up of where a meteor came in over the water. The upper N.E USA has seen some spectacular activity lately with one meteoroid seen in over 15 states on the 21st. It's worth considering at least.

The second incident is in the Hauraki Gulf in New Zealand. A mass fish kill has been blamed on a fishing trawler mishap, however here also the meteoroid activity has been very active. I thought there could be a stranding in this area, a follow-up from a meteor push, after the last prevented stranding below on February 12 of 35 to 40 false killer whales. The cross at the bottom is where numerous strandings have occurred since last October. It could just be a coincidence, but worth keeping a watch for any information in the future. See the February 12th post.

Dead Herring Whale in Gulf of Barcelona.

Venezuela, Gulf of Barcelona, Anzoategui. A dead Herring whale was reported dead on February 18. The map below shows bolides detected by NASA on the 17 and 22 of January. The yellow cross is approximately where a Herring Whale was located floating on the surface. It was in an advanced case of decomposition.  

NASA Bolide Network

They found a dead whale in the Gulf of Barcelona in Anzoategui (photo) – Play Crazy Game

Doomed to Extinction, deaths of marine species rising around the world.

In Bangladesh 3 dolphins, 1 porpoise and 1 turtle were found dead in three days. Two more dolphins were found dead on Inani sea beach of Cox’s Bazar on Friday. One of them is a Irrawaddy dolphin and another is Indo Pacific Humpback. Scientists are at a loss to explain these deaths?

Meteor over Mediterranean Sea.

A bright meteoroid entry was tracked on February 16 off the Spanish coast. The meteor illuminated the sky as it burned up in a large fireball above the Balearic Sea/Alboran Sea. This was over an area between the coast and the Illes Balears that includes Ibiza.

Mass Whale Strandings in New Zealand with NASA Bolides

The NASA Bolides and the mass whale strandings so far in New Zealand this year. The four yellow crosses indicate the strandings, including the near disaster that locals prevented on February12. 

2024, January 8. New Zealand, Between South and North Island. High Altitude Meteor. Time 15:17. Traveling east to west at 100 km travelling prograde at 57km/s.

2024, January 9 and 10. New Zealand. Two Gray’s beaked whales were stranded on two separate beaches near South Taranaki on Tuesday and Wednesday. The whales were already dead when located on Waipipi coastline and were between 3.5 and 4m in length. This came between 24 and 48 hours after the above meteor event.

2024, January 17, NASA BOLIDE. New Zealand. (-38.5, 178.9).

2024, January 18, NASA BOLIDE. New Zealand/Southern Ocean. (-45.5, -178.7).

2024, January 21. New Zealand, North Island-East Coast, Hawke's Bay, reef near Māhia, Tairāwhiti beach, Taylor’s Beach. 40 false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins were euthanized. The pod first stranded early in the afternoon but refloated with the high tide at about 3pm. They restranded at a remote and inaccessible reef point further south of Taylor’s Beach.

2024, January 21. New Zealand, North Island. Time 9:12pm. The fireball was seen in Auckland, Waikato, Gisborne, Waipawa and Hawke’s Bay, the same day 40 false killer whales were stranded in the area. A loud sonic boom was heard as it flew overhead, travelling from N.W. to S.E. It was described as a low travelling large ball of fire.

2024, January 23, NASA BOLIDE. New Zealand. (-38.9, 174.1).

2024. January 29 - 30. New Zealand, Baylys Beach, West coast North Island. 3 Black Dolphins. The first one washed up from a pod offshore of approx. 10 - 12 individuals. The second was 2km further up the beach and was 3m long. The third washed up the next day. Baylys Beach is a small section of Ripiro Beach, which is the longest west coast beach in New Zealand. It’s located in the Kaipara district near Dargaville. PCTE

2024, January 31. New Zealand, Auckland and Northland Time 08:14 UT. Entered earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean North of the North Island.

2024, February 1, NASA BOLIDE. New Zealand/Southern Ocean. (-48.2, -173.8).

2024, February. New Zealand. Heavy meteoroid shower activity.

2024, February 12. New Zealand, East coast, North Island, East Cape beach of Taylor's Bay. A pod of 35-40 false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins have been refloated and driven back to sea in a strong and coordinated effort by locals after stranding in the afternoon.

New Zealand Meteor shower outburst. Whale Stranding Watch.

Iota Centauri, Centauri, is a star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Large outburst. This combined with the Alpha centaurids has created problems for marine species around New Zealand. Tasmania, Western Australia and South Australia should be on watch for whale strandings.

The Iota Centaurid meteor shower, designated as IAU shower no. 919, exhibited unusually strong activity during the period from January 21 to 26, 2024. This shower corresponds to solar longitudes between 301.0 and 306.0 degrees (equinox J2000.0). Here are some details about this fascinating celestial event:

Triangulated Meteors:

CAMS New Zealand detected 48 iota Centaurids under the coordination of J. Baggaley (University of Canterbury) and J. Scott (University of Otago).

CAMS Australia observed 34 shower meteors via H. Devillepoix (Curtin University) and D. Rollinson.

CAMS Chile recorded 16 shower meteors with contributions from S. Heathcote and T. Abbott (NOIRLAB/Cerro Tololo) and E. Jehin (University of Liege).


Iota Centaurid meteors showed stronger than usual activity (seti.org)

Whale Stranding watch for Tasmania.

After looking at historical data and what is happening in New Zealand, probably, King Island, Flinders Island and the east coast of Tasmania could see a mass stranding of cetaceans. This is due to the heavy meteoroid activity in New Zealand. Even though I am unable to back up this with current hard data, historically Tasmania has seen strandings in the above locations when New Zealand has an incident on the northeast coastline.

Update on New Zealand stranding on the 12th of February.

Update on the pod of false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins and their attempted stranding yesterday. I know the maps are messy however, it's important to note this. The meteors have been strong to the south driving any whales located near the coast towards the north. If the whales keep travelling in this direction, they will try to beach again because of the continued stream entering the air space. I doubt they will go south because they have been "pushed" towards the coast. 

Even if the pod does not re-strand it's important to note that other pods are in danger of doing the same. 

Month so far

Yesterday

Map – Fireballs Aotearoa

A pod of 35-40 false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins have been refloated in a strong and coordinated effort by locals New Zealand.

A pod of 35-40 false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins have been refloated in a strong and coordinated effort by locals after stranding on an East Cape beach of Taylor's Bay this afternoon.  

Whale pod saved by locals after East Cape beach stranding (1news.co.nz)

Monthly meteors in the region so far.

Yesterday. 

Map – Fireballs Aotearoa

Alpha centaurids and whale stranding watch.

Even though the Alpha centaurids are a minor meteor shower there should be a lookout for marine occurrences during this time (whale standings). It begins at the end of January and carries through until February 21. In 2024, it will peak on the evening of February 8 - 9. Because the stream isn’t as robust as larger showers, only about six peaks per hour are produced even during the peak. That’s compared to more than 100 per hour during the Perseids, in August.

Whale washes up in California 10 days after meteoroid event.

A decaying gray whale was found washed ashore in Huntington Beach, California.

From the previous post.

Long-duration meteoroid.

Monday, January 29th, 2024, around 06:02 UT. California. Traveling S.E. over the sea. This could result in strandings. Came in just north of Naples and ended offshore from Long Beach or North of Santa Catalina Island.

New Map

Meteor Detection Expands. Hopefully Tasmania comes sooner than later in regard to whale strandings.

 Western Australia's role in Global Meteor Network expands with 16 new cameras installed.

Western Australia's role in Global Meteor Network expands with 16 new cameras installed - ABC News

Tasmania is probably the most important place in the world to have comprehensive meteor detection cameras regarding whale strandings. At the moment the state represents a black hole for science.

Map – Fireballs Aotearoa

Cetacean Strandings.

The UK Natural History Museum has released all data concerning cetacean strandings from 1913-1989.

Welcome - Data Portal (nhm.ac.uk)

USA whale strandings are not caused by wind farms. Remember we have oil rigs in oceans...and they do not cause whale strandings.

Assateague Island in the USA has seen its second whale stranding in three weeks. Wind farms are being blamed for this. This is not true. The top image is on the 17th of January and the bottom is the next day. These are two of many meteors that venture into Earth's atmosphere every day. I chose these two events to show that if these meteors are the ones witnessed there are plenty more out at sea and also there are numerous ones seen inland.  A necropsy is pending on the individuals. If a whale in any way is weak, to begin with, a meteoroid can be the nail in the coffin. Humpbacks are not what I regard as "easy" stranding individuals, the whales must be stressed to begin with. My view is that harassment by external fisheries north of the USA is to blame for this. Pollution and ship strikes are other causes but are seen in evidence. If this evidence is absent the uptake in strandings can only be caused by individuals under extreme emotional and physical stress. Wind farms shouldn't be regarded as an issue at all. This is a diversion from the real problem at hand.

Whales swim around oil rigs. That is a fact. Oil rigs have moving parts that go around and around. They don't cause any problems as long as they don't blow up and pollute the environment!

American Meteor Society (amsmeteors.org)

Cook Strait Meteoroid Activity Continues.

Cook Strait is still seeing larger-than-usual Meteoroid activity on the top end of the scale. Farewell Spit and Golden Bay are possible stranding locations. The large meteor on the left is actually two events.

Map – Fireballs Aotearoa

Airburst Update. Timor Sea

Alert for marine species after the Airburst event in Northern Australia. The explosion isn't on the greater end of the scale; however, the meteoroid did venture low into the atmosphere and could have generated VLF radio waves on entry. 

2024, February 5. Airburst. 155 km from Kimberley Coast in the Timor Sea. Latitude -13.8, Longitude 123.7. Time 00.32. e=46, -e=0.15. Equivalent to 150,000 kg of TNT. Altitude 23 km. It's about 500km N.N.E of Broome.

Florida Meteor and Pygmy Sperm Whale

2024, February 2. USA, Florida, New Smyma Beach. Fireball. Time 20:50. Travelling east to west passing from the Atlantic above the Florida coast. 100 km north of the event below.

2024, February 3. USA, Florida, St. Augustine Beach. In the morning a 6 foot long female pygmy sperm whale.

Mass Whale Strandings and Native Americans

The below graph is from a research paper: Mass strandings of the long-finned pilot whales in Cape Cod. Implications for native American subsistence and settlement. 1998. James W. Bradley.

There were 177 mass whale strandings between 1800 and 1990 in the Cape Cod, and the wider Cape region and associated Islands in the USA. The paper discusses the highly variable phenomenon of mass whale strandings and the consequences on the native American tribes that counted on the bounty. Interestingly the graph is very similar to strandings for the southern hemisphere, and it's close enough for the phenomena in general. The variations come from meteoroid streams that are generalized in a specific location. If I took a graph of the "eventful" meteoroid activity in the northern hemisphere during this time frame it's almost a complete match.

The Tunguska Event was in 1908.

After many thousands of years of observing their environment, with the incredible knowledge they had, I find it hard to believe that the natives in America or Australia were not aware of this connection. It might be that we are not seeing it abstractly placed in their artwork or stories. 

Timeline Update - Included Events

Time Line Update: I've placed in the Dec 2021 and March 30 2022 Airburst events to bookmark how volatile the atmosphere was in this period of ocean. The January Airburst was the 43rd largest recorded by NASA.

2021, December 10. AIRBURST. Time 01:19, (-47.5 S, 172.6 ) Blast force 160,000 kg of TNT. 230Km S.W of Dunedin South Island.

2022, January 11. Southern Ocean. AIRBURST. Time 03:33. Lat 58.4, Long 160.2, e=126.4, -e=2.9. Equivalent to 2,900,000 tons of TNT.

2022, February 13-14. Chatham Islands. 6 Black Dolphins euthanised. They were part of a larger pod of 70 individuals. Thankfully, the majority returned to sea. Note: A good example of injured animals dying quickly breaking the link to the survivors from fighting to restrand because the others are calling them in.

2022, March, 17. New Zealand, South Island, Golden Bay. 31 Black Dolphins. Beached across three kilometres of Farewell Spit on the South Island. Note: This stranding shows a good example of an Airburst concussion-type event. When whales stretch out along a stranding location it is nearly always from an airburst or impact.

2022, March 30. East of New Zealand. AIRBURST. Time 18:19, (-45.9 S, -171.4 W), blast force 73,000 kg of TNT.

Image of a Black Dolphin from a previous stranding.

Philippines short-finned black dolphins strandings

The following continues to show that fracturing the underwater equilibrium is detrimental to the marine environment. The Philippines is going through higher-than-usual stranding activity. The below might (I'm saying it is a coincidence) still be remnants of the 2023, December 16, Meteoroid event in Guam.

2024, January 31. The Philippines. Three short-finned black dolphins and a spinner dolphin were stranded in different coastal towns of the Ilocos region. The two pilot whales that beached on the shorelines of Bacnotan town in La Union province and San Vicente town in nearby Ilocos Sur province were successfully released back to the sea. Another pilot whale found in Paoay town in Ilocos Norte province was also released, but it lingered in the shallow water before it was rescued again. Local fishermen cared for the whale overnight however it died the following morning. The dead whale displayed signs of injuries due to traces of blood in its blowhole.

The Philippine Marine Mammal Stranding Network suggested blast fishing was the cause. Marine animals washing ashore exhibiting good body conditions might indicate acute factors such as blasting, causing them to lose their acoustic sensors and swim straight until reaching the beach; suggesting that the stranding might be due to disorientation secondary to blast activities.

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

Blast fishing eyed in stranding of whales, dolphin in Ilocos | Inquirer News

Fireball Report - New Zealand

2024, January 31. New Zealand, Auckland and Northland Time 08:14 UT. Entered Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean North of the North Island. This could produce whale stranding activity.

Fireball event (amsmeteors.org)

How much is a whale worth?

Without whales human beings are destined to lose much more than you think.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has emphasised the significant value of healthy whale populations in the ocean. Policymakers and Economists have expressed the advantages that whales offer various industries, notably ecotourism, environmental contributions, and carbon absorption. Analysis of these factors reveals that a single large whale's lifetime value is approximately $2 million. Extrapolating this across the estimated global whale population suggests a total worth of about $1 trillion. These findings underscore the critical role of whales and advocate for the cessation of whale hunting. Whales are essential to the marine ecosystem, contributing up to 50% of oxygen production and actively mitigating climate change. Upon their demise, whales facilitate carbon sequestration as their bodies sink to the seabed. It is imperative to restore their ocean habitat and allow populations to rebound to pre-industrial whaling and fishing levels.

New Zealand - Cook Strait - Meteoroid Activity

Two events of note on the 31st of January. Both travelled N.W. over Cook Strait at 09:19 and 09:35.

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