Dead whale found at Hamad Port suffered from severed fin, damaged jaw
The Peninsula
Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) announced on Thursday the results of an initial examination conducted on the carca...
Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) announced on Thursday the results of an initial examination conducted on the carcass of a stranded whale at Hamad Port.
The test, which was performed by the marine scientific team from the Ministry's Department of Wildlife Development, revealed that the whale had suffered from a severed left fin and a damaged lower jaw, which suggests the possibility of a collision with a boat.
The dead whale, which belonged to the 'Bryde's whale species' and 11.8 metres in length, was recently found stranded at Hamad Port.
Its carcass was removed from the basin of Hamad Port on Wednesday, September 18, through coordination between Mwani Qatar, QTerminals, the Ministry of Municipality, and the MoECC.