Dead Minke Whale Found Off Yeongdeok, Gyeongbuk... Sold for 33 Million Won on the Same Day

A dead minke whale found about 5 km southeast off Chuksan Port, Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongbuk, in the early morning of the 25th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] At around 4:10 a.m. on the 25th, a minke whale was found dead, entangled in the fishing net of a fishing vessel about 5 km southeast off Chuksan Port, Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongbuk.

After receiving a report from the fishing vessel captain, the coast guard examined the minke whale’s skin and appearance, measuring 4.8 m in length and 2.2 m in girth, and found no evidence of illegal capture. Accordingly, they issued a whale processing certificate to the captain.

Estimated to have been dead for more than two weeks, this minke whale was sold on the same day through the Yeongdeok Northern Fisheries Cooperative for 33 million won.

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