Natural Resources Wales Probes 100s of Dead Dogfish on Welsh Beaches, Sees No Pollution
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Updated · BBC.com · May 27
Natural Resources Wales Probes 100s of Dead Dogfish on Welsh Beaches, Sees No Pollution
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 27
Hundreds of dead sharks and other fish washed up on Pembrey and Saundersfoot beaches, prompting Natural Resources Wales to investigate reports from walkers who found marine life tangled in a large net.
NRW said the animals appeared to be dogfish and likely came from discarded fishing by-catch or a lost catch from a trawler, with no evidence of a pollution incident.
At Saundersfoot, an NRW officer found the carcasses had already been washed back out to sea; the agency said tides cleared most of the shoreline and no wider environmental impacts were identified.
The findings point to fishing waste rather than contamination, and NRW said it had informed the local authority and relevant partners as questions remain over how the catch ended up ashore.
Is the horrific shark graveyard on a Welsh beach a rare accident or the hidden, routine cost of our seafood industry?
With advanced vessel monitoring available, why are beaches still becoming graveyards for discarded fishing catches?