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).

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