Dog walker finds seal dead and tangled up in rope on beach
Activists say the sad discover highlights the dangers posed by ropes and gillnets
Updated
Seal caught with caught in rope on Hoylake beach (Image: Chris Cureton)
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A seal was found dead and entangled in rope on a Wirral beach by a dog walker.
The majority of the dolphins were adults and between 10ft and 12ft in size, however, Stacey also said she spotted a couple of calves, each about 4ft, in the water She said: “We stopped motoring to watch in awe as these beautiful creatures surfaced right in front of us. “Completely dismayed at what we were seeing, dolphins on the Essex coastline, that can’t be right, can it? “With jet black backs and dorsals which were tall, curved and sickle shaped, and white and pale horizontal stripes down their bodies with short, rounded and blunt beaks, we knew these were not any dolphin we had seen before.”
The majority of the dolphins were adults and between 10ft and 12ft in size, however, Stacey also said she spotted a couple of calves, each about 4ft, in the water She said: “We stopped motoring to watch in awe as these beautiful creatures surfaced right in front of us. “Completely dismayed at what we were seeing, dolphins on the Essex coastline, that can’t be right, can it? “With jet black backs and dorsals which were tall, curved and sickle shaped, and white and pale horizontal stripes down their bodies with short, rounded and blunt beaks, we knew these were not any dolphin we had seen before.”
A POD of rare white-beaked dolphins have been spotted off the coast of Essex for the first time in more than two decades. Stacey Belbin, who runs Lady Grace Boat Trips from Mersea Island, was out sea fishing on Scott Belbin’s boat, Galloper of Essex, when she spotted the animals’ black dorsal fins breaching in and out of the water. Shocked by what she had seen, Stacey quickly snapped some pictures of the animals using her phone. Once back on dry land, she contacted the relevant authorities, who confirmed it was the first sighting of the animals in the area since 2000.
A POD of rare white-beaked dolphins have been spotted off the coast of Essex for the first time in more than two decades. Stacey Belbin, who runs Lady Grace Boat Trips from Mersea Island, was out sea fishing on Scott Belbin’s boat, Galloper of Essex, when she spotted the animals’ black dorsal fins breaching in and out of the water. Shocked by what she had seen, Stacey quickly snapped some pictures of the animals using her phone. Once back on dry land, she contacted the relevant authorities, who confirmed it was the first sighting of the animals in the area since 2000.