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 Editorials | Environmental | March 2008 
20 Dead Dolphins Found in 1 Day on Texas Beaches
 Associated Press
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Galveston — After 20 dead dolphins washed ashore on Southeast Texas beaches, officials are trying to determine their cause of death.
Of the 12 dolphins found early Monday, six were newborns, three were about a year old and three were adults, said Kim Amendola, a communication specialist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries division.
Eight more dolphins washed up later in the afternoon. She did not have their ages.
Officials said that last year, about 70 dead dolphins washed up between Sabine Pass and Galveston in March. Amendola said that biologists couldn't find a cause of those deaths because the dolphins were so badly decomposed.
The bottlenose dolphins found on beaches in Galveston and Jefferson counties on Monday were all badly decomposed as well.
While dolphins often wash up this time of year, it's usually not in these numbers. Nine dead dolphins were discovered in March 2006 and 11 in March 2005. |
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