MASS WHALE STRANDINGS CAUSED BY METEOROIDS AND METEOR SHOWERS. The completed paper can be found below in the 2024 January 7th post titled Connection between Meteoroids and Mass Whale Strandings. “It is not known why they sometimes run aground on the seashore: for it is asserted that this happens rather frequently when the fancy takes them and without any apparent reason.” -Arisotle
2025, June 7. USA, California, San Francisco, Lands End. The cause of death is undetermined. This is the 18th whale that has stranded in the region this year.
2025, June 10. Nigeria, in Andoni LGA, Rivers State, Ikuru town beach. Juvenile Humpback stranded and Ikuru community butchered for meat. Once again calls to not consume meat from cetaceans was ignored.
Update: 2025, June 10. USA, New Jersey, coast of Brigantine. A Bottlenose Dolphin was euthanised after stranding.
Preliminary Report, - will update
2025, June 10. (Preliminary Report) South Australia, seen west of Kupunda. Large Fireball. Duration: 8 seconds. Travelling east-south-east direction to the north west, over St Vincent Gulf. Time: 5:55 pm. Seen at Morphett Vale, Urrbrae and Adelaide City. Colour: Bright white with orange short tail. Some people saw green. There seems to be a blue plasma created above the object. Seen from locations 135km apart, however, I think this will grow. There seem to be other reports coming as far as Queensland and NSW. It could be part of a larger object dismantling pre-entry or a meteoroid stream.
Meteors were seen at the same time.
Meteor seen on Sunshine Coast in Queenland.
Meteor seen from Picton to Bowral in NSW.
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2025, June 7. Western Australia, Great Australian Bight, 460km south of Perth. Meteor. Shower (Daytime Arietids). Coordinates: (B -36.14, 116.06, E-36.70, 114.95). Velocity: 43km/s. Duration: 2.04 seconds. Height B to E: 103-96km. Another one that started 7 minutes later on the mainland, broke up on entry. With the migration season well underway, a Marine Animal Disturbance Alert should be noted for the SW coastal region of Western Australia. Areas such as Busselton and Bunbury are at higher risk.
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2025, June 6. Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Barra da Tijuca beach. A humpback whale washed ashore dead in an advanced state of decomposition. Although several had been sighted earlier, this is the first to strand and be found dead in the city this year, as the migration season begins.
2025, June 6. France. A 3m long 300kg beaked whale (Sowerby's Mesoplodon) stranded at Zuydcoote. Was refloated then re-stranded the next day 10 km south at Dunkirk. Once again, it was refloated.
2025, June 7. Netherlands, the north side of Ameland Island. A Harbour porpoise was stranded alive but died.
2025, June 5. Vietnam, South China Sea, Tien Sa Port in Da Nang. A nearly-200-kilogram pantropical spotted dolphin showing signs of exhaustion and injury was stranded in the capital city of central Vietnam. It was refloated.
2025, June 5. China, Hainan Island, South China Sea, beach in Wanning City. Stranded Sarawak dolphin taken to rehab.
Note: See May 31st posts on meteor activity and stranding in South China Sea.
2025, June 2. Philippines, Mindanao, Surigao City. Dead dwarf sperm whale.
2025, June 6. Philippines, Sariaya, Quezon. A six-foot long, 100-kilogram dwarf sperm whale washed ashore in Sitio Kaingin, Bignay 2, Sariaya, Quezon. Native name 'lumba-lumba'. Estimated girth of 50 centimeters.
2025, June 4. Yemen, Gulf of Aden, Socotra Island, Shu’ab area. A mass stranding of 80 dolphins. It is the second such incident in a short period. The island lies 230km east of Oman.
Also: 2025, June 2. UK, Gosford and Seascale, near White House. Dead dolphin, 62km south, a day after Cleveleys beach incident.
2025, June 2. Canada, Nova Scotia, Andrew Island, Black Duck Cove. Dead whale in an advanced state of decomposition.
2025, June 4. India, Maharashtra, Ganpatipule Beach. A 4 foot long 12 kg dead dolphin.
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2025, May 29. USA, Oregon, Cachalot (sperm whale). Adult male, measured approximately 53 ft long. Cause of death: It appears to have been due to a pre-mortem vessel strike interaction.
2025, June 1. UK, Cleethorpes. Dead dolphin.
2025, June 1. UK, Cleveleys beach. A dead porpoise. It’s the latest porpoise to wash up on a Fylde coast beach in recent months, with others discovered on beaches in Fleetwood and Blackpool.
2025, June 2. USA, Massachusetts, Cape Cod Bay. Fireball. Time: 20:07EDT Seen in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Rhode Island. A Marine Animal Disturbance Alert should be noted for this region due to historical data showing it as a cetacean stranding hotspot. Update: Cancel Alert due to information suggesting this event was above the inland coast, not water.
2025, June 1. Australia, New South Wales, Sydney. Fireball. Time: 17.56. Vision of the event shows a bright green glow passing over the sky. Entered the atmosphere just south of Newcastle. Delayed and concurrent sound heard. It was seen from as far south as Blackbutt, south of Woolongong, to Werris Creek in the north 360 km apart. The image below was taken Narrabeen Beach looking north, traveling east to west from the South Pacific Ocean. Duration: 6 seconds.
Note: I’m awaiting further information before issuing a Marine Animal Disturbance alert for this event. Given the migratory patterns at this time of year, it would be prudent to remain vigilant for any signs of distress in cetaceans.
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The Gray whales on the east coast of the USA had a terrible winter break, interrupted by two large meteor airbursts off the coast of Mexico (see posts below regarding MAD's issued for these events). Since then, they have headed north and swum into repeated fireball events. This has played out very similarly to what happens on the East Coast of the USA when they have numerous fireball events.
2025, May 20. Pacific, USA, California. Fireball. Time: 23:34PDT or May 21st 2025 around 06:36 UT. Travelling NE. Entered the atmosphere approximately 100km NW of San Francisco Bay.
2025, May 21. USA, California, off Mare Island in Vallejo, San Pablo Bay. A 39-foot adult female Gray whale. It was first sighted May 12 at the Phillips 66 refinery in Rodeo.
2025, May 21. USA, California, Bolinas. Yearling Gray whale. Undetermined (partial necropsy conducted; inconclusive).
2025, May 22. USA, California, Fisherman’s Bay (Southeast Farallon Island). Gray whale. Undetermined (no necropsy performed).
2025, May 24. USA, California, north-west of San Francisco Bay. Fireball. Time: 00:08PDT.
2025, May 24. USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Berkeley Pier. Dead female sub-adult Gray whale. Undetermined (no necropsy performed).
2025, May 26. USA, California, Alcatraz. Suspected Gray whale. Undetermined (no necropsy performed).
2025, May 26. USA, California, Point Bonita. Gray whale. Undetermined (no necropsy performed). Five gray whales have died in the greater Bay Area over the past week.
2025, May 28. USA, California, San Francisco Bay. Fireball. Time: 23:23PDT. Traveling west to east.
2025, May 28. USA, California, Gulf of Farallones, Alamere Falls, Point Reyes National Seashore. A Gray whale dead, the cause of death is undetermined.
2025, May 31. USA, California, coastal region north of San Francisco Bay. Fireball. 22:09PDT.
2025, May 31. USA, California, Gulf of Farallones, Montara State Beach Devil’s Slide. A dead Gray whale in a moderate to advanced state of decomposition. The Montara State Beach whale marks the seventh death in the Bay Area in the past week and the sixteenth so far this year.
2025, May 31. Vietnam, Ninh Chu estuary in Tri Hai Commune, Ninh Hai District. A four-meter-long whale stranded and died. The cetacean was still alive when discovered by local fishermen who tried to return it to sea. However, it died while being towed near Khanh Hoi Village. Following local customs, the whale's carcass was brought to the Nam Hai temple for worship and traditional burial rites. Whales in Vietnam are reverently called 'Ca ong' (Lord Whale) and are believed to bring blessings.
Update: 2025, May 31. South Africa, Morgan Bay Beach. Dead dolphin.
2025, May 31. China, Beijing. Large Fireball. Time: 02:51. Sonic boom reported. Residents in several Beijing districts were jolted awake early Saturday by a thunderous explosion around 3 am, with some witnessing a dramatic burst of light illuminating the night sky, Beijing Daily reported on Saturday. This event comes two days after the fireball in Maoming city, Guangdong Province. Official statement: "Our monitoring stations recorded the event. Combined with some videos posted by netizens, we observed the typical green 'fireworks' like phenomenon. It moved very fast and exploded violently. What streaked across the Beijing night sky was a bolide," said Li Zhenye, a postdoctoral researcher at School of Astronomy and Space Science under UCAS, which recorded the precise event time at 2:51 am on Saturday, according to Beijing Daily.
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2025, May 28. USA, California, San Francisco Bay. Fireball. Time: 23:23PDT. Traveling west to east.
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2025, May 28. China, over Maoming, Guangdong Province. Large Fireball. Time: around 21:33. Duration: 6 seconds. Loud sonic boom heard. Its trajectory was from northeast to southwest, and it is believed to have either disintegrated completely or fallen into the South China Sea, as no ground impact or meteorite debris has been found. The brightness was so extreme that it startled people who witnessed it — even flocks of ducks in nearby farms were frightened and scattered in panic. According to multiple surveillance camera recordings, the meteor had a light trail that shifted from orange-yellow to blue-green and was far brighter than a typical meteor. Maoming’s Emergency Management Bureau conducted overnight inspections and reported no property damage. Authorities urged the public not to panic. Government departments and astronomical institutions continue to monitor the situation and have found no unusual impacts. Preliminary estimates suggest the meteor's energy was comparable to the fireball meteor event over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in 2020.
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2025, May 26. USA, California, Alcatraz. Suspected Grey whale. Undetermined (no necropsy performed).
2025, May 26. USA, California, Point Bonita. Grey whale. Undetermined (no necropsy performed). Five gray whales have died in the greater Bay Area over the past week. So far this year, 14 whale deaths have been reported—13 gray whales and one minke whale. Of the gray whales, three are suspected or likely to have died due to vessel strikes. The causes of death for the remaining whales have not yet been determined. San Francisco Bay has seen an "unusually high" number of whale sightings this year, with 33 gray whales observed compared to just four in 2024. Approximately one-third of these whales have remained in the Bay for 20 days or more. Their body conditions have ranged from normal to emaciated.
2025, May 27. Thailand, Ranong, Kei Ton at Bang Ben beach. A female Cuvier's beaked whale. Body size 510 cm long. Length of the body 220 cm.
2025, May 27. South Africa, St Helena Bay on the Cape West Coast. Juvenile dead Humpback whale.
2025, May 27. India, Alappuzha, near Azhikodan Nagar. Dead dolphin.
2025, May 25. Northern Ireland, Portstewart Strand. Dead juvenile Minke whale on the beach.
2025, May 25. Philippines, Mayo Bay, Davao Oriental. A dead pygmy or dwarf sperm whale.
2025, May 25. Philippines, Balayan, Batangas. Dead Whale Shark.
2025, May 25. Canary Islands, Fañabé Beach in Costa Adeje. The body of a baby short-finned pilot whale was recovered. This is the third dead cetacean found in Canary Island waters this week.
2025, May 25. Alaska, north of Gambell. Dead bowhead whale. No sign of wounds to indicate what killed it. In a state of moderate decomposition.
2025, May 25. USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Berkeley Pier. Dead Grey whale.
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2025, May 6. Nigeria, Andoni. A dead whale was located at sea. Pulled to shore by locals for human consumption. Government officials warn people not to do this, however, they do it anyway.
2025, May 16. Hong Kong, Yi Long Wan, Lantau. Finless porpoise.
2025, May 17. Hong Kong, Tai Long Wan, Lantau. Finless porpoise.
2025, May 22. English Channel. Fireball. Time: 22:01 UT;2025-05-23 00:01CEST. Almost identical to the event below, two days later, just further out into the sea. Seen in France and the Netherlands.
2025, May 24. Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar sea. A 50-kilogram Irrawaddy dolphin was rescued.
2025, May 24. USA, California, New Brighton State Beach. Dead dolphin.
2025, May 24. English Channel. Fireball. Observed in France, Belgium, Germany, UK and the Netherlands. A sonic boom with concurrent and delayed properties was observed. Travelling SW over the mouth of the River Somme. 2025-05-24 Time: 00:00 or 22:03 UT May 23rd.
2025, May 24. English Channel, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Chouet Beach. Dead whale.
2025, May 24. South Africa, Struisbaai on the plaat. A cachalot (sperm whale) washed ashore alive but died. There have been two meteor airbursts within regional stranding parameters, one on March 29 and the other on April 8. See April 1st and April 9th posts regarding Marine Animal Disturbance Alerts.
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2025, May 23. Fiji. Large Fireball. Duration: +1m. Fijians witnessed a fast-moving meteor. Fiji Met said it was debris from Halley's Comet.
2025, May 19. South Africa, Wild Side of Robberg Nature Reserve. A juvenile humpback whale, approximately 7 meters in length, stranded in the surf. It was determined by authorities that euthanasia was the only option.
2025, May 20. UK, Northumberland, Newbiggin. Dead dolphin.
2025, May 22. Northern Ireland, Holywood’s Seapark Beach in Co Down. Dead dolphin. Second stranding in NI in a week. The following event happened 12 days prior. 2025, May 10. Irish Sea. Fireball. Time: 22:26BST, 21:18 UT. Travelling NNW near the west coast of Northern Ireland.
2025, May 20. Pacific, USA, California. Fireball Time: 23:34PDT or May 21st 2025 around 06:36 UT. Traveling NE. Entered the atmosphere approximately 100km NW of San Francisco Bay.
2025, May 21. USA, California, off Mare Island in Vallejo. Adult female gray whale. This is at least the seventh dead whale that has washed up along a Bay Area beach this year.
2025, May 22. Canary Islands, Tenerife, shore near Fasnia, a coastal area on the east coast of the island. A Cachalot (Sperm whale) washed ashore dead.
2025, May 22. Canary Islands. A second dead cachalot was located offshore. This individual was a juvenile.
2025, May 22. Falkland Islands. Last two weeks. A skeleton identified as a porpoise species (probably spectacled porpoise) found at Cape Pembroke. A dead southern right whale was found at Saunders Island last week.
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2025, May 14. USA, New Jersey, 2.5 miles away to the north via Sandy Hook Gateway National Park. A14.5-foot Long-finned Pilot whale struggling in the surf ¼ mile north of the Ship Ahoy Beach Club in Sea Bright Humanely euthanized.
2025, May 14. Canada, British Columbia, Port McNeill Bay, Northern Vancouver Island. A young Bryde's Whale was found dead. Namgis First Nation and DFO are managing the incident.
2025, May 15. Northern Ireland, Millisle. A bottlenose dolphin euthanised after stranding with injuries.
2025, May 16. North Atlantic, Wilmington Canyon, 135 km East of Maryland USA. Dead Humpback aflot and in advanced state of decomposition.
Events in Australian and New Zealand Regions.
2025, May 11. Western Australia, Central Wheatbelt. Mothers Day Fireball/Impact. Time: 05:57. Travelling north to the south. Duration: 10 sec. Color: green, orange glow. It was seen in locations over 560 km apart including Perth, Gingin, Scarborough, Mt Magnet, Mandurah, Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie. Meteorites recovered from Lake Hope. Approximate Coordinates: (-32.48, 120.47).
2025, May 12. Western Australia, Perth, Direction was South East (Byford area). Fireball.
2025, May 12. New Zealand, inland North Island between Rotorua and Taupo. Seen at Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay, Waikato and Wellington in locations 440km apart. Fireball. Time: around 07:57 UT. Travelling west to east.
2025, May 18. New Zealand, North Island, Waiheke, Onetangi Beach. Dead Pygmy Cachalot.
2025, May 19. Tasmania, Hobart. Fireball. Time: Around 20:32. Looking towards the west/south west. Duration: 6 sec.
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2025, May 14. USA, New Jersey, 2.5 miles away to the north via Sandy Hook Gateway National Park. A14.5-foot Long-finned Pilot whale struggling in the surf ¼ mile north of the Ship Ahoy Beach Club in Sea Bright was humanely euthanised.
2025, May 14. Canada, British Columbia, Port McNeill Bay, Northern Vancouver Island. A young Bryde's Whale was found dead. Namgis First Nation and DFO are managing the incident.
2025, May 15. Northern Ireland, Millisle. A bottlenose dolphin was euthanised after stranding with injuries.
2025, May 12. Alaska, Valdez, at Dock Point. A young humpback whale calf was found dead.
2025, May 13. India, Gujarat, Porbandar, Bhavpara Beach. Dead Dolphin found on beach.
2025, May 14. Sri Lanka. A mass stranding of at least six dolphins. See post below.
2025, May 14. Philippines, Bohol, Getafe, Barangay Tulang. Dead dolphin.
2025, May 14. USA, California, San Diego, beach at La Jolla Shore. Species: Humpback? A “very decomposed” remains of a 55-foot-long whale washed ashore.
2025, May 14. Yemen, Island of Socotra. A beaked whale, species unknown - (possible Cuvier's or goose-beaked whale). Found floating at sea in advanced state of decomposition with possible injuries.
2025, May 14. Sri Lanka, Kalutara South beach, 40km south of Colombo. A mass stranding of at least six dolphins. The officials of the Veterinary Unit of the Department of Wildlife Conservation stated that the dolphins were discovered with visible injuries. Further, turbulent ocean conditions may have played a role in the incident, according to the officials. As such, an investigation is currently underway to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the incident.
See March 14th post for Marine Animal Disturbance Alert issued for the region.
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2025, May 6. New South Wales, Port Macquarie, Miners Beach. Deceased melon-headed whale calf.
2025, May 8. USA, Massachusetts, Cape Cod, near Great Island, a gated community in Yarmouth. A female fin whale, around 65 feet long washed ashore.
2025, May 9. Queensland, Townsville, Rockpool. A rough-toothed dolphin that stranded itself was euthanised due to poor condition, the DETSI confirmed.
2025, May 9. Taiwan, over the Pacific Ocean off Taitung. Large Fireball. Time; around 11:47 p.m. It was visible from Nantian Village in the south of the county to Changbin Township in the north, a distance of over 170 kilometers.
2025, May 10. Philippines, Bohol, Poblacion, White Sands Resort. Dead dolphin.
2025, May 10. Ireland, Cross Strand, Templenoe. Dead dolphin.
2025, May 11. Western Australia, Central Wheatbelt. Mothers Day Fireball. Time: 5:57 am. Travelling north to the south. Duration: 10 sec. Color: green, orange glow. It was seen in locations over 560 km apart including Gingin, Scarborough, Mt Magnet, Mandurah, Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie.
2025, May 11. Canada, B.C, near Skidegate on Haida Gwaii. A second deceased grey whale has washed ashore on a beach, less than a week after one was found at Long Beach on Vancouver Island. It measured about 12 metres long.
2025, May 12. Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, St. Peter-Ording. A Humpback whale 10 meters long, and the cause of its death is still unknown. This is the third stranding in the region. A 14-meter cachalot (sperm whale) was found on the island of Sylt, and then a younger and emaciated humpback whale was found on the island of Minzener-Oog. In February 2024 there was a pulse of strandings that came after fireball activity. This has played out the same way as in Denmark and Norway.
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1967, May 7. Philippines, Negros Occidental, Cadiz City. A split mass stranding of 12 Cachalots (Sperm whales). The group of whales, one measuring 40ft long and 8ft. in height stranded in two groups, five days apart. Thus, the birth of the term Dinagsab, from a Hiligaynon word dagsa, which means to “gather”, “come together”, “driftage” or “to come in groups”, was made. The event gave Cadiz City the title City of Whales, the official seal of the City, and the former Ati Atihan Festival to be known as Dinagsa Festival in 2002. Cadiz locals viewed this event as a positive sign of fortune and prosperity from above.
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Date: 2025, May 7. USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Treasure Island. Dead female Gray whale. The 38-foot-long whale showed no obvious signs of trauma or injury and had been feeding recently.
This recent death brings the 2025 total whale deaths to six, with over 30 seen in the bay this year alone. Only one fatality showed signs of a ship strike. In 2024, only 4 Gray whales were seen, with two deaths recorded.
An unconfirmed report from Mexico says: "In Baja California Sur, at least 94 gray whales have been found dead so far in 2025." I think this number includes other baleen species. I'm working on obtaining official figures.
Once again, for those not familiar with my other posts, two large meteor airbursts were detected by NASA over the last six months in Mexico's Pacific region. See map below. Combined, they had the energy of 5.8 kt or 5,800,000 kg/TNT.
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2025, May 7. Ireland, Galway. A minke whale, which is believed to be only a few months old, was refloated. Highly likely that it will die.
2025, May 8. Canada, British Columbia, Long Beach, in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, near Tofino. Juvenile Gray whale.
2025, May 8. Aruba, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea 29 kilometres north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná and 80 kilometres northwest of Curaçao. Gervais' beaked whale located dead on beach.
2025, May 5. Gran Canaria. A 16-metre fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), the second-largest animal on the planet after the blue whale weighing approximately 15 tonnes. It was spotted by a merchant ship approximately 5 kilometres east of the Port of San Cristobal.The whale was towed to the Port of Las Palmas.
2025, May 6. Spain, Mazarron, Playa del Alamillo. A Cuviers Beaked whale calf found dead. Cause of death unknown.
2025, May 6. Vanuatu, Torres Islands, Toga. A large dead whale was located on reef.
2025, May 6. USA, Massachusetts, Jetties Beach Nantucket. Dead dolphin.
2025, May 6. Netherlands. Harbour porpoise found in a skeletal state of decomposition.
There is also an informative article to read about ship strikes in Chile.
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China, Hebei Province, near Shijiazhuang. The meteor on November 6 th has punched large holes through multiple homes, business and scatte...
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