webfact Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Bryde's whale carcass washed up on Hua-Hin Beach PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 6 August 2014 (NNT) - A large whale carcass has been found on the famous Hua-Hin Beach of Prachuap Khiri Khan province. Local fisherman have discovered the carcass of a Bryde’s Whale measuring four meters long and weighing more than 300 kilograms on the beach as they were setting sail to catch some squid. The group immediately notified the Hua Hin Municipality about the incident. Authorities from the Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center in the Lower Gulf of Thailand are now working to determine the exact cause of death. Necropsy tests would be conducted to see whether the whale has sustained any injuries, especially in the abdominal cavity. Initial investigations confirm that parts of the whale’s skin were starting to peel off, indicating that the carcass was just starting to rot. Authorities have concluded that the whale had been dead for around 3-4 days. Another large Bryde’s whale was also found dead on a coastal mangrove forest in Samut Prakan province on June 29th. Locals and tourists have felt sorry for the loss of the Bryde’s whale, many of which once roamed the tropical waters in the area. [nnt]2014-08-06[/nnt] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Bell Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) The search for John Smith's wife, who went missing in Hua Hin while on holiday from Newcastle a few days ago has been called off after the discovery. Edited August 6, 2014 by Deacon Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Ah! and at what level of the beach de HUA HIN can you see the woman john smith???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Whale carcass washed on Hua Hin shoreHUA HIN: -- A large Bryde’s whale carcass was found on the Hua Hin beach of Prachuap Khiri Khan province. The carcass of four metre-long and 300-kilo whale was found by local fisherman as they were setting sail to catch some squid. They immediately notified the Hua Hin municipal officials about the incident. Authorities said that the whale might have been dead for around 3-4 days. Parts of the whale’s skin were starting to peel off, indicating that the carcass was just starting to rot. It was the second whale since June to have been found dead. On June 29, a large Bryde’s whale was also found dead on a coastal mangrove forest in Samut Prakan province. Now authorities from the Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center in the Lower Gulf of Thailand are working to determine the exact cause of death. Source: NNT Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/whale-carcass-washed-hua-hin-shore/ [thaipbs]2014-08-06[/thaipbs] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Could be suicide, accident or murder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeThePoster Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Could be suicide, accident or murder. Depends on whether theres a half smoked cigarette lying somewhere on that beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 From the photo, it must be to Khao Tao, because I seem to recognize the island singh toh but confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildliferescue Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 "A large whale carcass has been found" to be honest that is a young and relatively small whale if it is a Bryde's whale as they can grow up to 18 meters. Unfortunately they get killed by illegal dragnets, still widely used by local fishermen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 We can expect many more whales wash up as Fukushima works 24/7 , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halion Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 It is a baby at 4 meters and 300 Kg In tropical waters mature adults would be around 10 meters plus and weigh several tons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran2698 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 If that really is a Bryde's whale then it is at average birth size, could of been a still-born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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