Spinner dolphin found dead on Biliran shore

A male spinner dolphin was found dead on the shoreline of Barangay Masagawsaw, Kawayan town in Biliran province on Tuesday, August 11. BFAR PHOTO

TACLOBAN CITY – A male spinner dolphin was found dead on the shoreline of Barangay Masagawsaw, Kawayan town in Biliran province on Tuesday, August 11.

Fisherman Janito Rosarion found the whale, measuring 1.98 meters, at 7:35 a.m., the regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said.

BFAR said in a report that the spinner whale got entangled with the fishnet of Rosario.

Based on the initial results of a necropsy test, the whale may have drowned since its lungs were “frothy” upon incision.

Tissue samples were taken from the whale to determine its cause of death.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species on Flora and Fauna (CITES) II considered spinner whales as among the protected species.

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