Plastic debris in the stomach of a Longman's Beaked Whale, Indopacetus pacificus (Longman, 1926) stranded off Sutrapada, Veraval, Saurashtra coast, India
2014
Longman’s beaked whale or the Indo- Pacific beaked whale
(Indopacetus pacificus) is a rarely occurring whale with very poor
information on sighting or stranding, though more common in
western Indian Ocean region. Threat to marine fauna from the
ingestion of plastic carry bags and other non-biodegradable
debris scattered on the ocean surface and at the seafloor is
increasing at alarming proportions. This communication
describes the stranded adult female Longman’s beaked whale
near off Sutrapada, Veraval, Gujarat coast that has presumably
been choked to death due to the ingestion of four thick plastic
bags, which was revealed from the autopsy conducted by the
Gujarat Forest Department and the Wildlife Treatment Centre,
Sasan Gir, Gujarat.
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