France: Hundreds of dead dolphins wash up on Atlantic coast, scientists concerned

Hundreds of dead dolphins have been found washed on shores of France’s Atlantic coast, a reality that has concerned many marine biologists and environmentalist. According to reports, more than 1000 dolphins have been killed in last three years. dolphins, drowned in nets of sea trawlers, are mostly found during four winter months, international media reported. 

Common dolphins worst hit

However, scientists believe that those found on beaches represent just a small number of those dying with real number five to ten times higher. y have also revealed that one species that have been hit worse is common Dolphins. As per reports, all dead mammals have found to be mutilated, fractured with ir tail and flippers broken. Scientists have asserted that se nets cause deep cuts in body of mammals. Morgane Perri, a marine biologist from Britanny, speaking to international media reporters said that mortality rates of dolphins have reached to such a high that it has started to threaten survival of species. 

Dolphins have been caught in Atlantic ocean for decades, however, scientist believes that it is shift in fishing practices and sea vehicles have resulted in sudden surge. laws in France require all fishermen to declare all dolphins, Whales, Porpoise y catch, but law is seldom followed. 

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Meanwhile, regular sightings of Dolphins in Bosphorous strait have made headlines t only in Turkey but also across world. According to media reports, sighting mammals was a rare and joyful sight for residents in Bosphorus but fewer ships and more fishes in sea have prompted dolphins to swim closer to sea. This cones as sight of amateur fishers lighting fires on Galata bridge and banks of Bosphorus, which made  city’s most iconic scenes, are w almost deserted due to coronavirus pandemic. 

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