Researchers in Hawaii say they are 'surprised and sad' to find plastic items and other marine debris in the stomach of a 60-ton sperm whale that washed up on a reef in a park in Kauai.
Researchers in Hawaii say they are"surprised and sad" to find plastic items and other marine debris in the stomach of a 60-ton sperm whale that washed up on a reef in a park in Kauai.
"In addition to squid beaks, fish skeletons and other prey remains, we found at least six hagfish traps and we also found significant amounts of at least seven types of fishing net, at least two types of plastic bags, a light protector, fishing line and a float from a net," West said."We did find a number of things in the stomach of the sperm whale that may have contributed to its death and are certainly disturbing.
West said that this was the first time a sperm whale in Hawaiian waters presented"this kind of ingestion of discarded fishing gear and nets."
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