While dead dolphins wash up on beaches in France each year scientists say the situation is alarming. Although hundreds of dead dolphins wash up on French beaches every year, this is a record number so early on in the year. Most of the dead dolphins found bear injury marks which researchers say are caused by big fishing boats and the large fishing nets they use. Trawlers are also a problem as they drag large fishing nets behind them which dolphins also get caught in and suffer injuries and die. An obvious solution would be to reduce the number of large fishing vessels.

Source: The Local February 18, 2019 11:03 UTC