Dead whale washes up on UK beach
Romney Marsh coastguard rescue team are providing safety cover on the beachRob Deauville, from UK CSIP, who has been taking samples at the scene, said: "It is clearly a male whale.At lunchtime, around 40 spectators were at the scene taking photos and sitting on the sea wall.
This, according to marine scientists, is thanks to the international moratorium on commercial whaling which was signed in Brighton in 1982.It is probable this whale did not die off Kent. The water off Kent is not its natural habitat, but a humpback was seen in June breaching off the Cornish coast and they are also in the Northern North Sea.There are numerous possible causes of death, from old age and sickness to ship strike and entanglement in fishing gear.A Folkestone & Hythe District Council spokesperson said: "We're aware of the deceased beached whale at St Mary's Bay.
A statement from Kent Police said: "Officers assisted HM Coastguard on the shore near Coast Road, Littlestone, on Friday morning. Officers left the scene shortly after 11:00 BST."
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