Posted on 03/21/2023 11:38:22 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
SEA ISLE CITY, NJ — After a "mass stranding event" of beached dolphins in Sea Isle City on Tuesday afternoon, all eight have died, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center.
A pod of eight Common dolphins stranded on the beach, with two already dead as of shortly after 1 p.m., the Center announced on Facebook.
"The remaining six dolphins were assessed by our veterinarian and their conditions were rapidly deteriorating," the Center wrote in an update at 3:20 p.m. The decision was made to humanely euthanize them, as returning them to the ocean would prolong their "inevitable death," they said.
All were taken to the NJ State Lab for immediate necropsies.
"We share in the public's sorrow for these beautiful animals, and hope that the necropsies will help us understand the reason for their stranding," the Center said.
The dolphins washed up on the 50th and 52 Street beaches, according to Sea Isle City officials.
They were found some time before 11 a.m. on March 21, according to a report by 6abc News.
NBC10 Philadelphia reported that people were throwing buckets of water onto the dolphins, who were seen moving as they were being cared for.
These dolphins are the latest in a string of marine mammal deaths at the Jersey Shore. Just last week, two dolphins washed up further north in Middletown. Read more: It Was A Mother Dolphin And Her Baby That Died In Middletown Last Week
Many believe that sonar activities by offshore wind companies are the cause of the marine mammal deaths.
However, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Environmental Protection have denied these claims, citing a lack of evidence.
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Makes sense... That must be what’s happening.
And the “green” Democrats don’t even care. Noise pollution is harmful.
Moby Dick could wash up on the Jersey shore with Ahab still hanging to him and the environmentalist would not believe the its being caused by the technology they are using to get readings they need.
Very funny. :-)
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