Anonymous - 8-16-2003 at 09:58 AM
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15346358.htm
MEXICO CITY, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Some 30 dead dolphins have washed on up on Mexico's northwestern coast but the cause of their death is so far unknown,
government environmental protection agency Profepa said on Friday.
Locals first spotted several dead dolphins on Tuesday in the tourist town of Bahia de los Angeles on the shores of the Gulf of Baja California, 200
miles (320 km) south of the U.S-Mexican border, Profepa said.
Up to 32 dolphins washed up around the town's shoreline during the week, witnessed said.
"This is the first time we have ever had so many dolphins dying and washing up on these shores," Profepa spokesman Manuel Gallardo said.
Gallardo said pollution in the water could have caused the deaths, but declined to give further details, saying an investigation was under way.
FrankO - 8-24-2003 at 07:15 PM
Might be the drift netters.
David K - 8-24-2003 at 09:14 PM
Yes, FrankO has a point... there is no pollution to cause dolphin deaths in L.A. Bay. The commercial fishing trowlers with two mile long nets is where
you should look to blame. Doc has some good comments on his web site's camp news page: http://www.campgecko.com
doc - 9-1-2003 at 08:48 PM
two more drift netters setting up shop in front of punta Pescador today , so in a couple of days we will have more dead dolphins while PROFEPA
investigates 