The dead whale belly in the European sea is full of garbage

Dozens of whales and dead sperm whales in the European sea, filled with fishing hooks, fish net pieces, even plastic shells covered with automobile engines.

Fishing hooks, fishing nets 13 meters long, plastic shells covered with 70 cm motor cars . are just a few of the types of waste people find in the belly of dead fishes on the north sea. Virtue.

The shocking truth

According to Counter Current News, only in the first few months of the year, 13 sperm whales were continuously stranded and died on the coast of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany). At the same time, the number of these fish drifted to the coast in England, Holland, France, and Denmark also reached 30. All are male sperm whales aged 10-15, weighs 12-18 tons.

Wadden Sea National Park in Schleswig-Holstein said after conducting an autopsy on dead fish in Germany, the researchers found that four of them contained large amounts of stomach waste . This includes a 13-meter-long fishing net, a plastic cover that covers the engine and a plastic bucket. These objects may be accidentally or because they mistakenly appear to be prey and swallowed.

Dozens of sperm whales are stranded and die in the waters of European countries such as Germany, England, Holland, France and Denmark.(Photo: Indiatimes)

Go find the solution to the death of sperm whale

However, scientists explain that waste is not a direct cause of sperm whale aggravation and death. The director of the Institute of Wildlife and Fisheries Research at Hannover Veterinary University - Ursula Siebert said the fish died of heart failure when lost in shallow water.

Usually, male sperm fish migrate from tropical or subtropical breeding areas to cold waters at higher latitudes. This is one of the deepest diving animals among mammal marine animals. When searching for food, they can dive to depths of up to 1,000 m. So scientists predict that the fish caught in the Nordic waters were disoriented and lost in this area while searching for squid - their favorite food. The sea is not deep enough, causing them to have heart failure and death.

The 13 m long fishing net found in the belly of the ill-fated animals.(Photo: Indiatimes)

Deep causes

According to the WDC (nonprofit organization that conserve whales and dolphins), there are many reasons why whales are stranded. One of these is noise pollution from ships and human survey drilling activities or even very small changes in the earth's magnetic field. In addition, it was discovered in the organs that the whale-finned whales at the Scottish coast in 2013 contained a large amount of toxins caused by ocean pollution. When toxins seep into the body, it causes the whale to be stressed, leading to their inability to locate and disorient. Even so, scientists have not yet reached a precise conclusion as to why the phenomenon of a series of fish strands has recently occurred.

Ursula Siebert added that whales who have run out of luck have very little chance of surviving because of the amount of waste in their abdomen that destroys and causes serious problems for their digestive system. In addition, the stomach filled with trash also makes whales always feel full of belly, which leads to poor appetite. Gradually, they will be malnourished and die.

Although waste does not cause an immediate death to whales, this is a warning for marine pollution as well as alarming environmental pollution . " The debris in the stomach of ill-fated fish is a terrible indictment for human crimes , " said Hal Whitehead, a whale researcher at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada.