China News Service, May 6 (Xinhua) According to the Greek "China Greek Times" report, on May 2, local time, a 5.3-meter-long Cuvier's beaked whale was found stranded on the beach of Kremasti, Rhodes, Greece.
Preliminary autopsy results revealed that the cause of the whale's death was the discovery of more than 15kg of plastic waste in its stomach.
"For Cuvier's beaked whales and other whales, the It is not uncommon for the whale to die from ingesting plastic, or to have long-term harmful effects on its health as a result. In this case, the large amount of plastic in the whale's stomach prevents it from eating properly, leading to cachexia and death."
Giorgos Amyras, deputy environment minister of Greece, said in a comment on the matter that the problem of ocean plastics is felt firsthand in the Mediterranean region, which is also considered to have one of the highest burdens of ocean plastics in the world. .
Cuvier's beaked whale is the mammal with the deepest diving depth, the highest record is 2992 meters, slightly higher than the sperm whale.
(Cai Ling)