Cetacean strandings since March 1

2025, March 1. New Zealand, east coast. Pygmy sperm whale stranded and refloated; doubts it will survive.

2025, March 3. Scotland, Isle of Raasay. A cachalot (sperm whale) was found dead on shore. The cetacean was spotted entangled in fishing gear off Skye on March 1st and disentangled by rescuers before becoming stranded on a shore nearby.

2025, March 4. USA, New Jersey, Monmouth Beach, near Meadow Avenue. A stranded injured dolphin was rescued from a nearly dry creek bed and was euthanized.

2025, March 4. Ghana, Golf of Guinea, Volta Region, Kedzi. A short-finned pilot whale washed ashore.

2025, March 6. USA, Washington State, Gray's Harbor, Damon Point. Dead dolphin.  

2025, March 6. Canary Islands, coast of Grandes Playas de Corralejo in Fuerteventura. A nearly five-metre-long Cuvier’s beaked whale was discovered stranded. This is the third one recorded in the Canary Islands so far this year. The two previous strandings were earlier in the year, involving a striped dolphin and a common dolphin.

2025, March 6. Mexico, Punta Banda, in front of Villarino. Dead dolphin on beach.

2025, March 6. UK, Salcott, Old Hall Marshes. A 4 to 5 feet long common dolphin washed ashore dead in advanced state of decomposition.

2025, March 6. France, Saint Hilaire-de-Riez in Vendée. A female 8m long humpback dead. The whale was already in an advanced state of decomposition. Assumed death due to the fishing tackle wrapped around her tail.

2025, March 6. New Zealand, east coast South Island. A very small Hector’s dolphin calf was found around 2km off Lyttelton harbour mouth killed by boat propeller strike.

2025, March 7. New Zealand, North Island, east coast, Ngunguru River. Remains of dead whale. Species unknown.

2025, March 7. Scotland, Durness, on the north coast. A mass stranding of 4 striped dolphins. One was dead on discovery the other was euthanised. Two were refloated in a fragile state.

2025, March 7. Thailand, Bangkok, Bang Pu. A fully grown female Bryde’s whale also known as Eden’s, washed ashore dead. It was about eight to nine metres long and weighed about eight tons. It had been dead for at least three days. Its body and head had cut wounds. The cause of its death was assumed to be the impact of being struck by a ship during feeding time.

2025, March 8. USA, Massachusetts, Westport. Dead dolphin.