Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree: Our air defenses are currently engaging Israeli aircraft that are launching an aggression against our country
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Israeli raids target the port of Hodeidah
IOF issues evacuation order for neighborhoods in Hodeidah, Yemen.
Rubio: 'Very short window', maybe days, for Hamas to accept deal
Al Mayadeen correspondent to southern Lebanon: Israeli warplanes launched a raid on the Ksar Zaatar neighborhood in western Nabatieh.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza: The tower destroyed by the Israeli occupation in Gaza includes media offices, including Al Mayadeen's bureau.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza: Four fetuses and three premature babies died at Nasser Medical Complex due to malnutrition
Lebanese Ministry of Health: One person was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a car in the town of Burj Qalawieh, south Lebanon.
Al Mayadeen correspondent: The first ship of the Maghreb fleet delivering aid to break the siege on Gaza departs from the port of Gammarth in Tunisia.
Channel 12: Airspace closed at Ramon Airport due to fears of drone infiltration

Hundreds of dead dolphins washed up on France's Atlantic coast

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: agencies
  • 17 Mar 2023 23:09
  • 1 Shares
2 Min Read

Last week alone, unprecedentedly, more than 400 dolphins were reportedly found washed up along the coast.

  • x
  • Hundreds of dead dolphins washed up on France's Atlantic coast
    Hundreds of dead dolphins washed up on France's Atlantic coast

Approximately 900 dolphins have reportedly washed up on France's western coast since the start of the winter, according to the Pelagis oceanographic observatory. 

Last week alone, unprecedentedly, more than 400 dolphins were reportedly found stranded along the coast.

Early inspections showed that many of them had only recently died and others had been dead for weeks. Most of them exhibited injuries from fishing nets and other fishing equipment seeming to be the cause of death. 

Read more: France commits a new colonial environmental catastrophe in Niger

Related News

French court rules ban on fishing to protect dolphins

In the 3 year span from 2017 to 2020, the dead washed-up dolphins amounted to a total of 850; the numbers usually spiked in late winter in February and March when dolphins move closer to the coast in search of food and get incapacitated by fishing equipment in the process. 

Many specialists and activists have recurrently called for the temporary suspension of fishing operations during these months, but to no avail. Marginal measures adopted by the government such as onboard cameras or repellents only mitigated the dolphin casualties but didn't adequately address the problem. 

After the filing of a legal case against the government by a number of environmental protection organizations, the Council is anticipated to make a formal judgment soon.

An interim ban was already been approved in February by the commissioner of the State Council, France's highest court for judicial issues criminalizing some forms of fishing,  that were assessed to pose a risk to dolphins. 

Read more: Lynx may be extinct in 30 years in France with less than 150 left

  • France
  • dolphins

Most Read

The damaged building in the Katara neighborhood, Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025 (Social media)

Hamas delegation survives Israeli assassination attempt in Qatar

  • Politics
  • 9 Sep 2025
Pro-"Israel" conservative Charlie Kirk shot during Utah speech

American far-right activist Charlie Kirk shot dead during Utah speech

  • US & Canada
  • 11 Sep 2025
Uprising against Volker Turk at the Human Rights Council over Gaza.

Uprising against Volker Turk at the Human Rights Council over Gaza

  • Politics
  • 12 Sep 2025
A screengrab from the ad played on Fox News. (X Screengrab)

Fox airs ad warning Trump not to let Netanyahu 'play' him on Gaza

  • US & Canada
  • 11 Sep 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
'Israel’s' Qatar strike backfires, fueling diplomatic fallout
Politics

'Israel’s' Qatar strike backfires, fueling diplomatic fallout

'Israel' committing genocide in Gaza, UN Commission declares
Politics

'Israel' committing genocide in Gaza, UN Commission declares

Rubio supports Gaza offensive, warns few days left for diplomacy
Palestine

Rubio supports Gaza occupation, warns of tight window for deal

US adds Colombia to drug list, drawing Petro’s rebuke
Politics

US adds Colombia to drug list, drawing Petro’s rebuke

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS