Sunday, 16 February 2025

Update on global cetacean strandings

2025, February 13. USA, Mississippi, Biloxi, in the area near Camille Street. A dead bottlenose dolphin was discovered on the Beach. So far there has been 12 strandings, with estimates there are about 50 strandings most seasons.

2025, February 11. Canada, Seen from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Fireball. Time: Approx 23:51UT.

2025, February 13. Philippines, Oriental Mindoro, Puerto Galera, Varadero Bay. Disoriented Dwarf Cachalot (Kogia sima) died after rescue attempts. The stranded whale was identified as a female, measuring 2.5 meters in length, with an estimated weight of 100 kilograms and a girth size of 1.45 meters.

2025, February 14. USA, Long Island, Amagansett, Albert's Landing Beach in Napeague State Park/Bay. Risso's Dolphin stranded and died. 300 centimeters long.

2025, February 14. Scotland, Kintyre peninsula, near the ferry terminal at Claonaig. Dead Humpback whale. Cause of death yet to be determined. Initial assessment of the whale showed it was a healthy animal with a lot of blubber, but had significant entanglement injuries. The wounds around the fluke are about 200ml deep and there’s evidence of rope cutting into its tail.  

2025, February 15. Denmark, North Sea, Sea off Hörnum, island of Sylt A male dead cachalot (sperm whale) dead. The carcass was towed by mussel fishermen to the port of Hörnum. The cetacean was up to 16 meters long and was in an advanced state of decomposition.

2025, February 16. Sardinia, Mediterranean Sea, on the coast of San Giovanni Suergiu, Punta Trettu. A juvenile minke whale was found lifeless on the beach.

Image: Fabio Murru 

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