The whale that appeared near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka Bay on the 9th has hardly moved from where it was found for the 10th, and the Japan Coast Guard continues to monitor it with a patrol boat.

Around 8:00 am on the 9th, the Japan Coast Guard received a report that ``a whale has wandered into the vicinity of the mouth of the river'' in Osaka Bay, and a whale was found swimming on the surface of the sea near the mouth of the Yodo River.



According to the Osaka Coast Guard Headquarters, the whale is about 8 meters long and is currently drifting about 400 meters south of a nearby quay and about 2 meters deep.



This is about 100 meters offshore from the spot where it was found on the 9th, and although the whale occasionally blows tides, there is no major movement, and it seems that there has been no change since the 9th.



The Osaka Coast Guard will continue to monitor if whales are near the mouth of the river on the 11th and will call attention to sailing vessels.



In addition, according to the Osaka Port Authority, which manages Osaka Bay, the whale has not come into contact with structures such as bridges so far, so no rescue will be done and the situation will be monitored.

There is also a post called "Yodo-chan" on SNS

Dozens of people gathered along the breakwater in Konohana Ward, Osaka, overlooking Osaka Bay, to catch a glimpse of a whale that suddenly appeared.



People were trying to take pictures of the whales using smartphone cameras, and some even brought binoculars or cameras with telephoto lenses.



A man from Izumisano City, Osaka, who visited with his elementary school daughter said, "My daughter said she wanted to see whales, so I was able to see them."



A man in his 40s visiting from Higashiyodogawa Ward in Osaka said, "I can't see the whales clearly, but they're always in the same place, so I feel sorry for them. I wish I could take them offshore." I was.



There are also posts on social media calling the whale "Yodo-chan" that has strayed near the mouth of the Yodo River.



A man in his 20s who visited from Higashiyodogawa Ward, Osaka, said, "I know that people call me 'Yodo-chan' on the internet because I live in Yodogawa. If I could have seen it a little closer, I might have been able to feel familiar with it. I was talking.

Expert ``In the current situation, we have no choice but to wait and see''

Regarding the whales that appeared near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka Bay, Hidehiro Kato, honorary director of the Whale Museum in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, and professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, said, "Whales wander into the shallow depths of Osaka Bay. is very rare," he said.



Professor Emeritus Kato said that the whale that got lost was a sperm whale, and pointed out, ``It seems that it got lost off the coast of Cape Muroto in Kochi Prefecture and lost its sense of direction for some reason and got lost.''



Regarding the health condition of whales, he said, ``When they are weak, they swim on their side, but since they are blowing strong tides, they are not weak. It's a tough situation because stress builds up in shallow areas and there is a possibility of weakening in the future."



On top of that, he said, ``Because there is a high possibility that the whales will go offshore with ropes, and there is a high possibility that the whales will act violently and become injured and weakened, or accidents will occur, we have no choice but to wait and see.''