Dead bodies of three marine protected species, the short-finned pilot whales, found in Jeju over one week

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] In Jeju, a total of three carcasses of the marine protected species, the narrow-ridged finless porpoise, were found over the course of a week until the 18th.

According to the Jeju Coast Guard on the 19th, at around 10:36 AM on the 15th, a male narrow-ridged finless porpoise carcass, estimated to have been dead for about a week, was found in front of a pension at Panpo Port, Hangyeong-myeon, Jeju City. Then, at around 1:30 PM on the 17th, a female narrow-ridged finless porpoise carcass, also estimated to have been dead for about a week, was found at the Octagonal Pavilion coastline in front of Jeju LNG Terminal at Aewol Port, Jeju City, and at 4:14 PM on the 18th, another female carcass was found on the rocky shore along the Aewol coastal road in Jeju City.

The three narrow-ridged finless porpoise carcasses were determined by the Coast Guard investigation to show no signs of illegal capture and were handed over to the relevant local authorities.

The Jeju Coast Guard discovered and handled a total of three narrow-ridged finless porpoise carcasses from last Tuesday until yesterday, and including a southern bottlenose dolphin found on the 14th, a total of four dolphin carcasses of marine protected species were found this week alone.

The Jeju Coast Guard urged, “The narrow-ridged finless porpoise is a marine protected species in Korea, and the southern bottlenose dolphin is designated as an internationally protected species. Therefore, if dolphins get caught in fishing nets during sea operations, please report to the Coast Guard promptly for quick rescue.”

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