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2 spinner dolphins beached in Badoc

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By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff Reporter

Badoc, Ilocos Norte—At least two young adult spinner dolphins beached themselves at Brgy. Saud; one of them however died shortly when rescued by local authorities.

Record shows that this is now the fourth time dolphins were stranded in Badoc, or the seventh in the entire province of Ilocos Norte since January.

The stranded dolphins were found in the coastal barangays of Virgen Milagrosa, Gabut, Puro and Saud—all in Badoc town while two more were found in neighboring Currimao town and in Pagudpud, the northernmost part of Ilocos Norte province. 

Earlier, a butchered whale was dumped at Brgy. Maglaoi Sur in neighboring Currimao town, near a clump of exposed coral reefs.

According to Arthur Valente, fishery regulatory coordinator of the Provincial Agriculture Office, he said a barangay councilor identified as Rogelio Tacderan was walking along the coastline of Saud when he spotted the dolphins in distressed at around 5a.m. today. 

The dolphins, both males measuring 1.16 meters and 1.68 meters, weighing about 70 kilograms and 100 kilograms run aground on the shallow sands of Saud beach, just a kilometer away from a 50-hectare fish sanctuary, the Coastal Resource Management and Fish Regulatory Services of the Provincial Agriculture Office initiated in 2005. 

The fish sanctuary, declared as a protected area is meant to preserve and rehabilitate the coastal areas and resources.

According to Mr. Valente, serious efforts to stop illegal fishing such as the use of fine mesh nets, blast fishing, cyanide fishing, electro fishing, fishing with active gear, fishing in off season and fishing within the fish sanctuary remain a big challenge to concerned local authorities here.

In just a span of three hours between 5 am to 8 am on the day he visited the area, Mr. Valente said they heard at least nine blasts, which may have disoriented the stranded dolphins, losing their navigational senses.

The smaller dolphin was being monitored by Saud barangay officials and volunteers of the Philippine Marine Mammal Stranding Network-Ilocos Norte chapter while taking samples of his blood for further examination.

“He looks fine. Maybe, we can release him anytime today after taking blood samples for further study,” Mr. Valente said.


The bigger dolphin which died shortly after found by local residents was buried.
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