Two Bryde's whales die in Gulf of Thailand

2026, November 5. Thailand, waters off Phetchaburi Province in Gulf of Thailand, offshore from Ban Boon, Ban Laem District. A Bryde’s whale measuring nearly 9 meters in length. The whale was found bloated and drifting at sea approximately two hours from shore. It was towed to land where a necropsy was performed.

2026, November 7. Thailand, Gulf of Thailand, Kui Buri District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. Another Bryde's whale floating dead at sea. Approximately 10–11 meters long. The carcass was heavily decomposed, with some body parts already detached. It is expected to wash ashore in the next 2–3 days. This is the second Bryde's whale found dead in three days.

Curious Note: 2026, November 8. Thailand, Chonburi Province, Chonburi Beach, near the Tha Ruea Phli Fish Market. A Giant female Stingray (Chao Phraya) was found washed ashore. It measured 4.3 Meters and 2.30 meters in width. Incredibly rare incident.

Asia Update 20261109: There has been strandings in Myanmar (Burma), possibly a juvenile Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) or Omura's whale (Balaenoptera omurai). A porpoise in Cambodia. A large adult Fin whale in India as well as a False Killer whale that was refloated. 

Meteor activity over Bass Strait

2026, November 5 and 6. Bass Strait. Multiple Fireballs. Two meteors, both of 3 second duration, were reported within 3 hours of each other. The first one was seen at 22:07 and the second at 00:44. There is an ongoing population of migrating cetacean hugging the coast of NW Tasmania. The possibility of whale strandings occurring on the northern part of Tasmania is high and the Victorian coastline is moderate. 

Mass cetacean stranding in New Zealand

2026, November 5. New Zealand, south coast of Wairarapa, Cape Palliser, south towards Black Rocks Point, rocky beach at Ngawi. A mass stranding of ~20 long finned Black Dolphins (pilot whales). The individuals were spread out over 1000m, near Mangatoetoe Beach. Only four alive on discovery. DOC staff, local iwi, and Project Jonah were mobilised. DOC attempted a re-float surviving whales at the 2:30 PM high tide. Mountains to Sea Wellington and tangata whenua kaitiaki called for public assistance to keep the stranded whales comfortable until high tide. Will update as further information is obtained. 

Update 20261106. The numbers were estimated at ~70 whales stranded along several kilometres of coastline. Despite efforts all but ~12 survived.

Note: Awaiting GOES East Satellite Data for confirmation on the atmospheric disturbance, reported on October 29, east of Cook Strait. See post below regarding MAD Alert issued in October. 

Electrophonic Meteor over Gulf of Oman

2026, November 2. Gulf of Oman, near Masqat. Fireball/Possible meteorite fall. Time: 2026-11-01, 20:02 UTC, Nov 2, 12:02 AM GMT+4. Duration: 3.5 seconds. Trajectory: SE. Fragmentation. Seen in Dubai in UAE. Exhibited electrophonic properties with a number of witnesses describing a hissing noise. Flight Coordinates: (Start: 24.4, 58.0, End: 23.5, 58.4) ~100km. A marine animal disturbance alert should be noted in the region. Marine mammals could exhibit disorientation due to inner ear injury.

Information in the region: Home - Arabian Sea Whale Network

Activity over North and Irish Seas

2026, October 22. North Sea. Fireball. Time·: 09:02 PM GMT+1. Trajectory: Entered the atmosphere on the coast of the NE Netherlands, crossed the North Sea, then dissipated near Leeds in the UK. Travelling WNW.

2026, October 22. Irish Sea. Fireball. Time: 19:08 UTC, 08:08 PM GMT+1. Trajectory: Entered the atmosphere just south of Glasgow and crossed the Isle of Man, then dissipated west of Wales in St George's Channel. Travelling SSW.  

2026, October 24. Netherlands, Ouddorp. A live stranded adult harbour porpoise. Volunteers provided first aid, and the animal was later handed over for rehabilitation. The next day, another live stranded harbour porpoise. The animal was also helped and brought to the SOS Dolfijn rescue centre.

2026, October 25. UK, West Cumbrian beach. Flimby, A dead juvenile northern bottlenose whale. Washed up during Storm Boelo. Maryport Coastguard Rescue Team was called out and confirmed it had died.

2026, October 25. Ireland, North Kerry, Stradbally beach. White-sided dolphin stranded. Refloated at Brandon Pier.

Mass whale stranding in Chatham Islands

2026, October 10. Chatham Islands (Rēkohu / Wharekauri). A mass stranding of approximately 30 long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas, known locally as Rongo Moana or black dolphins) has been documented. The individuals are in an advanced state of decomposition, estimated to have been dead for nearly a week. The stranding dynamics reveal three distinct wash-up sites in close physical proximity, with carcasses deposited high along the tidal line due to strong spring tides and wave action. See post below for meteor airburst data. 

Images: Ajay Ataera

Beaked whales strand in New Zealand

2026, October 9. New Zealand, Otago, Dunedin beaches, Smaills and Tomahawk beaches. Two deceased juvenile Gray’s beaked whales were found on adjoining beaches. A 3m-long whale was found on Smaills Beach, while another slightly smaller whale was located on Tomahawk Beach. The locations are a little over a kilometre apart. Department of Conservation (DOC) staff and local mana whenua coordinated on-site to handle necropsy/burial details.

Notes: Regional Acoustic Migration & The Dunedin Strandings.

While a Marine Animal Disturbance Alert (MAD) was recently issued for the Chatham Islands/East Coast of New Zealand region following a detected bolide entry, I do not attribute the latest Dunedin beaked whale strandings directly to that specific event. My disturbance alerts are designed to cover extended, multi-month windows following significant high-altitude airbursts. This temporal scope is necessary because single events rarely exist in isolation; instead, they are part of broader regional atmospheric and acoustic patterns. Over the past three months, we have observed a progressive southward shift in acoustic disturbance activity, travelling from the tropical Pacific down into northern New Zealand waters, and now pressing further into southern latitudes. This disruption is causing mass cetacean strandings, for example, the 20 cachalots (sperm whales) west of New Caledonia. 

Many of these atmospheric entries generate powerful low-frequency sonic booms that go undetected by ground observation, requiring high-altitude satellite data that often takes weeks to become accessible (a recent example being the September 23 Tasman Sea airburst). The juvenile Gray's beaked whales found near Dunedin were likely exposed to this ongoing regional acoustic pulse, driving deep-diving species out of offshore slope habitats into shallow coastal shelf waters. As this Southern Hemisphere influx continues, additional unrecorded airbursts in the South Pacific or Southern Ocean remain highly probable through the end of the year. Under these current atmospheric conditions, further strandings across vulnerable southern coastlines are not just possible—they are anticipated.

Photo: Gerard O'Brien  

Meteor Airburst near Chatham Islands

2026, October 4. Pacific Ocean, 330km NE of the Chatham Islands. Small Airburst. Time: 03:14:45UT. Coordinates: (41.8S;173.1W). Altitude: 26.9km. Velocity Components: vx =14.8; vy = 2.9; vz = 2.2. Velocity: 15.24 km/s. Zenith Angle: 81.70 degrees. Energy: e = 5.4e10; -e = 0.18 or 180,000 kg/TNT. This is the 24rd airburst recorded by NASA this year. Ratio 2025:2026 = 29:24. A marine animal disturbance alert for the Chatham Islands and the east coast of New Zealand should be noted for the region. 

Notes concerning the above event. Even though this was a low-energy event it did manage to embed itself into the lower atmosphere. The following data is for a meteor at ~74km. (High altitude (~74 km), high visual brightness, negligible lower-atmosphere sound. High-altitude ionization flash; transient thermal streak; negligible lower dust trail or shockwave. VLF / Electrophonic Signature: Minor VLF pulses. Limited temporal range. Environmental & Surface Effect: Weak instantaneous crackles/swishing heard only directly beneath high-altitude path.) The Chatham Island meteor is ~40km lower. Unfortunately, no one is out there in the ocean to witness any sound, so it's prudent to be cautious about issuing a MAD, better safe than sorry.

Mass Cachalot Stranding: 20 Juvenile Sperm Whales in the Coral Sea (New Caledonia)

Classification: Unusual Mortality Event (UME) / Group Mass Stranding.

A rare and concerning marine event has emerged from the South Pacific following reports of a mass mortality event involving sperm whales in the remote Chesterfield Archipelago, a territory of New Caledonia. On September 17, 2026, approximately 20 juvenile sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) were discovered dead on the shores of Reynard Islet, some 600 kilometers from Grande Terre. The occurrence was officially announced by regional authorities on September 28, highlighting a striking demographic pattern where the entire affected group appears to consist exclusively of young individuals.

Mass strandings of sperm whales remain exceptionally rare globally, and an event of this scale involving a single juvenile age class at an isolated coral atoll presents a significant scientific puzzle. While the strong social cohesion typical of sperm whale pods can sometimes lead an entire group to follow distressed individuals into hazardous shallow waters, distinguishing whether these animals died prior to shore entry or stranded secondarily remains a primary objective for investigators.

Determining the precise trigger presents substantial diagnostic and logistical challenges. The extreme remoteness of Reynard Islet, combined with rapid decomposition in tropical conditions, significantly narrows the window for biological sampling. Furthermore, regional authorities implemented a temporary ban on scientific diving and marine activities around the Chesterfield area due to safety risks posed by increased predator activity near the carcasses, further restricting immediate access for comprehensive necropsies.

Until detailed tissue sampling and environmental analyses can be completed, the underlying cause of the mortality remains under investigation, leaving open a range of potential physical, oceanographic, and biological factors that may have impacted the pod in this remote sector of the Coral Sea.

Note: The Chesterfield Archipelago is extremely remote and uninhabited, and because local authorities enacted a immediate diving and access ban around the carcasses to protect against predator activity (such as sharks), news outlets and government press releases have relied strictly on text announcements without publishing field photography.  

It is situated roughly halfway between Australia and New Caledonia in the central Coral Sea. ~1,000 km (620 mi) east of the Queensland coast of Australia. ~550 km (340 mi) northwest of Grande Terre (the main island of New Caledonia).

Note: The only meteor airbursts recorded in the South Pacific region in 2026 so far occurred on August 1st (Fiji Quadrant) and September 15th (New Zealand Quadrant). This is not to say meteors haven't been active in unreported areas. In the last month, meteors have created sonic booms in many regions of the world, including Indonesia, New Zealand, and Australia. These are not recorded by satellites or ground-based observations. Will update when IMO is back online.

Whale stranding in New Zealand

2026, October 1. New Zealand, Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe (Ninety Mile Beach), 11km north of Waipapakauri. A mass stranding of ~25 pygmy killer whales. The whales have been refloated due to community rescue efforts. Updates to follow, as there is a high risk of a restranding.

Update: 2026, October 2. During the night many of the pod returned to shore. In total, 15 whales are so far deceased, according to a Ngāi Takoto iwi member. 

See post on 24th September titled (Meteor detonates over Tasman Sea west of New Zealand).

Image Credit: Hirikia Murray  

Also, a second pygmy right whale stranding within 15 days: 2026, October 1 (examined). New Zealand (location, will update). A fully grown female pygmy right whale (> 5.0 metres in length) stranded and died. She was pregnant with an early-term foetus. Finding an adult female carrying an early-term embryo is exceptionally rare, as reproductive and gestation timelines for this species remain largely unknown due to the lack of live observations and sample opportunities.

Dolphins Strand in California

2026. September 29. USA, California, Morro Bay, Cuesta Inlet and Shark Inlet. A mass stranding of 5 common dolphins (a mother, calf, and three adults) at Cuesta Inlet. As the tide dropped, four dolphins became stuck, and another adult beached at Shark Inlet. Conditions in the mudflats were too unsafe for responders to guide the animals out overnight. Three of the dolphins refloated the next morning. One dolphin died and was recovered for a necropsy. A fifth dolphin previously seen in nearby Shark Inlet was not spotted the following morning.

Marine Mammal Center

IMO still offline

Update and reminder on the IMO cyberattack. The meteor monitoring body is still offline and has been rebuilding over the last two weeks. They will be back shortly. Information will be updated for strandings once obtained. 

Whales in rivers

2026, September 14. USA, California. A subadult fin whale floating offshore, about 10 km out. In the first stages of decomposition.

2026, September 16. USA, California, Sacramento River, near the Rio Vista Bridge, roughly 60 miles upstream from the ocean. A humpback whale was reported. Witnesses spotted the whale around noon Wednesday near the bridge. The humpback’s whereabouts as of Thursday afternoon were not immediately known.

2026, September 16. UK, River Thames. A pod of around 25 Black dolphins (pilot whales) was reportedly spotted near Coalhouse Fort in Tilbury, an extremely unusual event for the area. In the last report, they had exited the river.  

Trouble edging closer

2026, September 15. South Pacific, ~2000 km east of Auckland, New Zealand. Airburst. Time: 11:26:13UT. Coordinates: (37.6S, 161.6W). Altitude: 37.0km. Energy: e = 2.2e10; -e = 0.079 or 79,000 kg/TNT. Velocity Components: NA. This is the 23rd airburst recorded by NASA this year. Ratio 2025:2026 = 29:23.

Atmospheric Shockwaves & Coastal Traps: Re-evaluating the 2009 Southern Hemisphere Cetacean Disruption Corridor

The year 2009 stands out as an extraordinary period of oceanic and atmospheric activity across the Southern Hemisphere. When we map global high-energy bolide airbursts against regional cetacean mass stranding events, a spatial-temporal pattern emerges: energetic meteor impacts delivering low-frequency pressure acoustic waves directly into key marine corridors, closely aligned with severe disorientation and mortality events among deep-diving odontocetes and baleen whales.

The Atmospheric Drivers: 2009 Energetic Bolide Logs

Throughout 2009, satellite arrays and the International Monitoring System (IMS) recorded several energetic airbursts over the Southern Indian Ocean, the Antarctic shelf, and the Indo-Pacific.

• January 10, 2009 (07:42 UTC) — Antarctic Ice Shelf: A high-altitude airburst occurred at -64.0S, 122.8E at an altitude of 26.5 km and entry velocity of 23.7 km/s, radiating an optical energy of e = 2.3 x 10^11 Joules (approx 82 t TNT equivalent yield).

• January 19–20, 2009 — The "Southern Corridor" Infrasound Event: IMS infrasound stations (including IS07 in Western Australia and IS36 in New Zealand) triangulated an energetic low-frequency acoustic signature originating over the Southern Indian Ocean. The pulse propagated through atmospheric and oceanic channels across thousands of kilometers.

• April 10, 2009 (18:42 UTC) — Sub-Antarctic South Africa: A large airburst detonated at -44.7S, 25.7E (south of South Africa) at an altitude of 32.4km with an entry velocity of 19.1km/s. Radiating an optical energy of e = 2.7 x 10^12 J, the kinetic impact yield was equivalent to 730,000 kg (730 tons) of TNT.

• October 8, 2009 (02:57 UTC) — South Sulawesi Superbolide: A 5–10m asteroid entered at 22.09km/s (v_x=14, v_y=-16, v_z=-6) and detonated at 19.1km altitude over the Gulf of Bone (-4.2S, 120.6E). Yielding an explosive force of 31 to 50 kilotons of TNT, it generated long-period infrasound waves (13.4s period) detected worldwide. Luckily somewhat for marine life and unluckily for locals this bolide detonated over the Gulf of Boni and South Sulawesi land mass.

• November 25, 2009 — Southern Ocean Airburst: Detonating at -52.8S, 136.5E (southwest of Tasmania), this event released a localized blast force equivalent to 200,000 kg (200 tons) of TNT.

2009 Cetacean Stranding Timeline Across Australasia

Corresponding with these energetic atmospheric events, marine mammal networks documented high-density stranding clusters along the Australian, New Zealand, and Sub-Antarctic oceanic corridors.

2009 AIRBURST & STRANDING SYNCHRONIZATION

[JAN 10] Antarctic Airburst (-64°, 122.8°E) | 82 t TNT

[JAN 19-20] Southern Indian Ocean Infrasound Event

├──> [FEB 28] King Island, TAS: 206 Stranded (194 Pilot Whales, 12 Dolphins)

└──> [MAR 23] Hamelin Bay, WA: 87–92 Stranded (63 + 30 split groups)

[APR 10] Sub-Antarctic SA Airburst (-44.7°, 25.7°E) | 730 t TNT

└──> Sub-Antarctic / Indian Ocean Acoustic Wave Propagation

[MAY] South Africa, Kommetjie Beach. A mass whale stranding of 55 false killer whales

[AUG] Parengareng Harbour, NZ: 82 Long-finned Pilot Whales Stranded

[AUG 16] Cape York, QLD: Single Short-finned Pilot Whale

[OCT 8] Sulawesi Superbolide (-4.2°, 120.6°E) | 31–50 kt TNT

[OCT–NOV] Western Australia UME: 46 Humpback Whale Mortalities

[NOV 21-22] Marion Bay, TAS: 60 Long-finned Pilot Whales Stranded

[NOV 25] Southern Ocean Bolide (-52.8°, 136.5°E) | 200 t TNT

[DEC 20] Farewell Spit, NZ: 45–50 Pilot Whales Stranded

[DEC 26-27] Colville Bay, NZ: 105–125 Pilot Whales Stranded

Detailed Breakdown of Mass Strandings

1. February 28, 2009 — Naracoopa Beach, King Island (Tasmania): A mass stranding of 206 cetaceans (194 Black Dolphins/Pilot Whales and 12 Bottlenose Dolphins). Rescuers refloated 48 pilot whales and 5 dolphins, but 150 animals perished.

2. March 23, 2009 — Hamelin Bay (Western Australia): A pod of 87 to 92 cetaceans stranded across two main concentrations along a 5km stretch of coast (63 in one spot, 30+ located 2\ km away).

3. July to November 2009 — Western Australian Coastline UME: An Unusual Mortality Event claimed 46 Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), primarily emaciated sub-adults and calves along the migration corridor.

4. August 2009 — Parengareng Harbour (Far North, New Zealand): Over 82 Long-finned Pilot Whales stranded deep within remote mangrove mudflats near Cape Reinga, resulting in near-total mortality due to extreme environmental conditions.

5. August 16, 2009 — Umagico Beach, Cape York (Queensland): A single 3–4m Short-finned Pilot Whale stranded in shallow coastal waters.

6. November 21–22, 2009 — Marion Bay (Southeast Tasmania): 60 Long-finned Pilot Whales came ashore across the bay; despite community intervention, roughly 50 animals succumbed.

7. December 20, 2009 — Farewell Spit (Golden Bay, New Zealand): 45 to 50 Pilot Whales stranded at the base of the sand spit, resulting in roughly 25 deaths.

8. December 26–27, 2009 — Colville Bay (Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand): 105 to 125 Long-finned Pilot Whales beached in dual locations within 7 days of the Farewell Spit event. Rescuers successfully refloated 42–45 survivors on high tide.

The Hydroacoustic Connection: SOFAR Ducting & Acoustic Trauma

The spatial distribution of the 2009 events supports the hypothesis that large atmospheric bolides couple kinetic energy into the upper ocean as acoustic-gravity waves.

Bolide Fragmentation / Airburst

▼ (Low-Frequency Infrasound < 20 Hz)

~~~~~~~~ Surface Ocean Layer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

▼ (Acoustic-Gravity Wave Coupling)

════════ SOFAR Channel Core (600m - 1200m depth) ═══════════════════════

───► ───► ───► Low-Loss Propagation Across 1000s of km ───► ───►

═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

▼ (Shelf Shoaling & Shallow Water Trapping)

[ Coastal Shelf Blindspots ]

▼

Disorientation / Mass Stranding Events 

1. SOFAR Channel Waveguiding: High-latitude airbursts—such as the Jan 10 Antarctic event, the Apr 10 Sub-Antarctic event (-44.7°, 25.7°E), and the Nov 25 Southern Ocean bolide (-52.8°, 136.5°E)—occur near regions where the Sound Fixing and Ranging (SOFAR) channel shoals toward the surface. Low-frequency infrasound (<20 Hz) enters this low-loss acoustic waveguide and travels thousands of kilometers across the Southern Ocean toward Australasian landmasses.

2. Geomagnetic & Passive Auditory Disruption: Deep-diving species like Long-finned Pilot Whales (Globicephala melas) rely on low-frequency passive hearing and geomagnetic alignment for navigating open-ocean basins. Sudden, high-amplitude acoustic shockwaves propagating through the duct can trigger panic responses, driving pods upward or forcing them into coastal shelf shallow waters.

3. Topographic Coastal Traps: Shallow sand spits (Farewell Spit), enclosed channels (Bass Strait/King Island), and muddy mangrove estuaries (Parengareng Harbour) trap acoustic echoes. Once disoriented pods move inside these shallow regions, their biosonar returns minimal usable spatial data, leading to severe beaching clusters.

The 2009 event timeline illustrates how large atmospheric airbursts and sub-polar meteor entries can act as significant acoustic disturbance triggers across Southern Ocean marine ecosystems. The following year the airbursts and mass whale strandings continued.

Meteor activity off the coat of Peru/Ecuador Region in Pacific Ocean

The map below shows bolide activity from July 1st to August 14th. During the period so far, I have the following strandings and other marine species deaths. 

2026, July 7. Peru, Lambayeque, San José Cove. A large female Humpback whale washed ashore dead in an advanced state of decomposition. Comes after reports of 250 sea birds, 6 sea lions, and other species found dead. Blamed on El Nino.  

2026, August 18. Peru, Playa Colán, Paita, Piura, Northern sector of Colán Beach, adjacent to the Olympic Perú Inc. plant facilities A Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Subadult, approximately 10 meters in length. Specialists reported the whale was in an advanced state of decomposition upon discovery, indicating it had likely died days earlier offshore and drifted onto the beach. No definitive necropsy or signs of fishery interaction could be confirmed due to decay.

2026, August 24. Perú, Paita, Piura, Colán beach. A humpback whale calf was found stranded. This is the second stranding recorded recently in the area.

Update 202608224. Second wave of California/Mexico stranding could be underway. Below are yellow crosses denoting cetacean strandings. There was another large meteor not represented here. Even though it did happen before the stranding of a baleen whale it occurred too close in time for the whale that had been dead for some days. It does, though, indicate the amount of activity in the region. 2026, August 23. Canada, British Columbia, Strait of Georgia. Fireball. Time: around 03:34UT, 20:34PDT. Concurrent sound: Static/cracking/fizzing not super loud but audible. Delayed sound; Sounded like a distance firework reverberation. Faint sonic boom.

New Zealand update

Below are two additional fireballs recorded since July 26th. Please see the previous post below involving the other four. There have been three recorded large cetacean strandings since the 9th. 

2026, August 6. New Zealand, South Island east coast, Canterbury. Fireball. Region Seen: Canterbury, Otago and Wellington. Time: around 06:45 UT, 18:45NZST. Travelling N over coast.  

2026, August 9. New Zealand, Cook Strait. Fireball. Time: 06:18UT, 18:18NZST. Seen in Wellington, Nelson and Manawatū-Whanganui Regions. This was the sixth fireball recorded in New Zealand since July 26th. Please see the post below involving the other four. 

2026, August 9. New Zealand, South Island, Cook Strait, south of Palliser Bay, near Waimeha Camping Village. A juvenile humpback whale washed ashore dead.

2026, August 9. New Zealand, Waiheke, near the Kennedy Point wharf. A Minke whale carcass washed ashore.

2026, August 11. New Zealand, NW South Island, Carters Beach, Westport on the West Coast, just over two kilometres down the beach, south of the township. A large pygmy blue whale, 21.7 metres long and is believed to weigh about 20 tonnes. In a moderate state of decomposition. The whale was first spotted floating in the surf on Monday, August 10, before washing fully ashore on Tuesday, August 11. 

Mass dolphin stranding in Ireland

2026, August 12. Ireland, Trá na Feothanaí in west Kerry’s Corca Dhuibhne, Gaeltacht beach. A mass stranding of 21 common dolphins. A total of nine cetaceans (five calves and four adults) were already dead when responders arrived. Twelve dolphins were successfully refloated. 

Image: Massett Nick

Dolphins dead in Uruguay

2026 July 22 (July 17 to date). Uruguay. Cluster stranding of 12 Fraser's dolphins. Working Group on Marine Fauna Strandings (GTV) has verified 12 registered strandings of Fraser's dolphins. These occurred in the towns of San Luis (2, with one returned to sea), Colonia del Sacramento (2), Punta del Este (2), Playa Verde (1), Barra del Chuy (3), Oceanía del Polonio (1) and Cabo Polonio (1). Preliminary results from autopsies performed on 3 of the dolphins indicate a possible link to Cetacean Morbillivirus– a highly contagious virus among whales and dolphins that can cause immunosuppression, pneumonia, and encephalitis. However, this is still a preliminary diagnosis and requires further confirmation.

Meteor airburst over cachalot habitat

2026, July 21. North Atlantic Ocean, 240km NE from the coast of Guyana. Airburst. Coordinates: (9.4N, 57.4W). Time: 01.14UT. Altitude: 31.5km. Energy: e = 3.2e10. -e = 0.11 or 110,000 kg/TNT. It was seen from San Juan, Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, 470 km to the west. Notes: Central region of cachalot (sperm whale) habitat. As in previous posts, these events usually highlight increased overall activity in the given region. 

Sperm whales could very well be present at that location and time of year. Depth and Bathymetry (The "Drop-Off"): Coordinates: 9.4°N, 57.4°W (240 km NE of Guyana's coastline). Seabed Profile: This position sits directly over the Guiana Continental Slope / Deep Ocean Basin, where ocean depths rapidly drop into the 1,500 m to 3,500 m+ range. Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are deep-diving pelagic foragers that almost exclusively frequent waters deeper than 1,000 meters along continental slopes and oceanic trenches where their primary prey (deep-sea squid) aggregate. July / Summer Seasonality: Social Units (Females & Calves): Unlike mature adult males that migrate to polar latitudes during the northern summer, female social pods, nursery groups, and young males remain in tropical and subtropical waters year-round (between ~40°N and 40°S). Guiana Basin Field Data: Marine surveys off the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana) confirm that sperm whales are among the most frequently sighted pelagic cetaceans along the outer continental slope during summer months (May through September).