Rare dolphin found dead in Chonburi sea

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

A bottlenose dolphin was found dead in the sea in Mueang Chonburi earlier this week.

 

Officials from the Marine and Coastal Resource 2 Chonburi team were notified of the dead dolphin on Thursday (November 25th) in the Bang Sai sub-district.

 

They arrived at a bridge near the sea to find a fisherman, Mr. Chaiyaphon Kaemasiri, 37, standing with the dead dolphin on the bridge.

 

Chaiyaphon told TPN media, “I was sitting on the bridge which is about 100 meters into the sea when I saw the dead dolphin floating in the water. I went down into the sea on my boat and pulled it up, and then called authorities for assistance.”

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/11/27/rare-dolphin-found-dead-in-chonburi-sea/

 

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[hotchilli]

Cause of death...

Suicide or 7-plastic bags?

[georgey]

minor point - bottlenose dolphins are not rare, though they may be rare, for obvious reasons, in the immediate area where the deceased was discovered. They are classified by the WWF as being of "Least Concern". Long may that last....

[Scott Tracy]

Rare? Depending on what sort of bottlenose dolphin it was. Least Concern or Near Threatened. Interesting concept, near threatened. Next on the list to least concern and vulnerable.

 

Anyways, I digress. Rare my backside. Might be rare in the sea around Chonburi, but that is probably because the pods have learned to stay away.

[bangon04]

 “I was sitting on the bridge which is about 100 meters into the sea "

 

a bridge to nowhere??

[Mr Meeseeks]

Can eat?