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Dead whale on Kauai had nets, plastic debris in stomach

By Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources via Associated Press

Feb. 2, 2023

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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES VIA AP

In this photo released by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, a dead sperm whale lies in the shallow water at Lydgate Beach in Kauai County, Hawaii, on Saturday, Jan. 28. Scientists suspect the large sperm whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend may have died from an intestinal blockage because it ate large volumes of plastic, fishing nets, and other marine debris.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES VIA AP

In this photo released by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, members of the NOAA Marine Mammal Response approach a dead sperm whale at Lydgate Beach in Kauai County, Hawaii on Saturday, Jan. 28.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES VIA AP

In this photo released by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, an excavator makes numerous attempts to free a whale from the shoreline and move it onto Lydgate Beach in Kauai County, Hawaii, on Saturday, Jan. 28.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES VIA AP

In this photo released by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, a pair of excavators makes numerous attempts to free a whale from the shoreline and move it onto Lydgate Beach in Kauai County, Hawaii on Saturday, Jan. 28.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES VIA AP

In this photo released by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, an excavator provided by Kauai County, makes numerous attempts to free a whale from the shoreline and move it onto Lydgate Beach in Kauai County, Hawaii, on Saturday, Jan. 28.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES VIA AP

This photo released by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources shows debris found in a dead sperm whale at Lydgate Beach in Kauai County, Hawaii on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES VIA AP

This photo released by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources shows debris found in a dead sperm whale at Lydgate Beach in Kauai County, Hawaii on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES VIA AP

This photo released by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources shows plastic debris found in a dead sperm whale at Lydgate Beach in Kauai County, Hawaii on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES VIA AP

This photo released by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources shows some of the plastic debris found in a dead sperm whale at Lydgate Beach in Kauai County, Hawaii on Wednesday, Feb. 1.

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