Sad! In The Stomach Of The Dead Whale Shark Stranded In Jembrana Bali, There Is A Lot Of Plastic Food Waste

The dead whale shark was stranded on Pekutatan Beach, Jembrana Regency, Bali, on Friday (29/9). (BPSPL Denpasar's PHOTO).

JEMBRANA - Head of the Denpasar Coastal and Marine Resources Management Center (BPSPL), Getreda Melsina Hehanussa, said that in the stomach of the whale shark that died stranded on Banjar Yeh Kuning Beach, Pekutatan Village, Jembrana Regency, Bali, a lot of plastic waste was found.

"In the necropsy or surgical contents of the whale shark and taking samples of the meat and organs found some plastic waste in the whale shark hull," said Getreda, Friday, September 29.

Meanwhile, the cause of the whale's death is not yet known and is awaiting laboratory test results.

"The cause of death is currently uncertain and we are waiting for the results of the lab test which we will convey at the first opportunity," he added.

The whale shark carcass has been buried in the Pekutat Beach area, using heavy equipment. In addition, BPSPL Denpasar together with related agencies made measurements, and took samples and sizes of whale sharks with a total length of 8.27 meters and a width of 4.1 meters, male gender, and no injuries were found on the whale shark's body.

"The whale shark is a fully protected marine biota through the Decree of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Number 18 of 2013 concerning the determination of the full protection status of whale sharks or rhincodon typus," he said.

Whale sharks or rhincodon typus with a length of about seven meters were found dead stranded on the Banjar Yeh Kuning Coast, Pekutatan Village, Jembrana Regency, Bali, on Friday (29/9) at around 06.30 WITA.