Shocking About Catching 7 Dolphins In Pacitan That Wasn't Deliberate, 4 Of Them Have Been Released Into The Sea

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JAKARTA - Police officers from the Pacitan Resort, East Java confirmed that the investigation into the arrest of seven dolphins suspected of being a long-beaked common dolphin was not intentional. Four of the dolphins were still alive so they were immediately released into the sea.

"This conclusion refers to the statements of the interviewees. The incident was (totally) unintentional," said Pacitan Police Chief AKBP Wiwit Ari Wibisono in Pacitan, quoted from Antara, Sunday 9 January.

There are four people who have been examined. One is the captain or helmsman, and the other three are crew members.

The investigation into the alleged capture and killing of marine mammals, a type of dolphin, which is a protected animal, is confirmed to continue.

There were 23 other crew members who were originally going to be summoned by the investigation team at the Satreskrim Polres Pacitan to be confronted regarding the statements of each witness.

From the confession and testimony of the helmsman and the three crew members who were examined, it was stated that not all dolphins caught in their purse seine nets died. Of the seven caught in the net, four of them were still alive and were immediately released back into the open sea.

The investigation into this case was not only carried out by the police, but also involved a number of experts from related institutions, such as the BKSDA and the Fisheries Service.

The case of catching seven dolphins in Pacitan waters surfaced and became viral content after being uploaded on social media.

In the video upload, the seven dolphins are on the ship's deck in a dead condition.

The picture taker is thought to be one of the crew members on the ship that was raided by a joint team of Polair, TNI AL, and the Pacitan Police on Saturday, January 8th.

However, during the search, officers did not find any evidence of dolphins on the ship's deck.

According to the crew, the dolphins caught in nets and carried to the top of the ship's deck were dumped into the sea before docking back at the Tamperan Harbor pier.