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Dead Philippines whale had 40kg of plastic in stomach

Discussion in 'News from The Philippines' started by Anon04576, Mar 18, 2019.

  1. Anon04576
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    A dead whale that washed up in the Philippines had 40kg (88lbs) of plastic bags inside its stomach, researchers have said.

    Workers at D'Bone Collector Museum recovered the Cuvier's beaked whale east of Davao City earlier in March.

    In a Facebook post, the museum said the animal was filled with "the most plastic we have ever seen in a whale".

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47608949
  2. Dave_E
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    Greedy bugger.

    16 rice sacks, that's hard to swallow!
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  3. graham59
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    Must have been a 'Homing' Whale. :rolleyes:

    Sorry to say (again)... but the Phils is a huge litter bin these days. :(
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  4. Druk1
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    Even down in sulu,jolo etc 25 years ago I was seeing plastics washing up on untouristed beaches in what one would expect to be a pristine environment.
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  5. Bootsonground
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    No supermarkets using plastic bags now here in Bohol..Same goes for markets.. Nightmare if buying wet fish.
  6. Anon04576
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    That’s good. Do you know how that came about?
  7. Dave_E
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    Next headlines will be "Whale found with 150 kg of Tupperware in stomach".

    Why did the green lobbyists kill off biodegradable carrier bags?
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    Markham Guest

    That's a very good question!

    Mind you, here in Malta, shopkeepers circumvent the 'no plastic carrier bag edict' simply by having plain, clear plastic bags with no handles; I'm told their Italian counterparts do the same.
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    I don't know, but plastic is a hydrocarbon and biodegradable plastics have little chance of becoming anything but CO2 and water, I believe that is only achievable by some of them.
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  10. Bootsonground
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    What are you talking about? Say whats on your mind.
  11. Anon04576
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    Anon04576 Well-Known Member

    It’s just a legitimate question. If you don’t know then that’s fine, don’t be so defensive.
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    Defensive?? What on earth are you talking about now?
    Do I know how what come about?? Paper bags or a lack of plastic ones?
  14. Anon04576
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    You said "No supermarkets using plastic bags now here in Bohol"

    and I asked "Do you know how that came about?"

    Meaning was it local government intervention or was it something agreed by the vendors. Who or what instigated the idea to abolish the plastic bags.
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    I still remember well the old brown paper carrier bags you used to get, back in the 60/70s.

    What fun it was if it started to pour with rain. :eek:
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    Ahh.. Good question!
    Sorry...I have absolutely no idea.
  17. Bootsonground
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    I bought 4 kilos of chook food the other day from the market..They wrapped it all up in a nice brown bag..Like you said..It rained.
    When the bag starts to go,there is little warning..
    A couple of stray dogs ate it.
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  18. Dave_E
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    Why do they not say that the whale died because it ate plastic bags, or that the death was in any way related to eating plastic bags.

    Surely if the bags were responsible for the death they would go overboard in highlighting that point rather than (falsely?) implying it.

    But they don't.

    I wonder how many Kg of dead fish, pebbles, seaweed, ancient mariners and water there were in the whales stomach.
  19. Anon04576
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    Here you go :like:

    Whale starves to death after eating 40kg worth of plastic bags off the Philippines coast

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-19/whale-dies-after-eating-plastic-bags/10917282

    “Upon reaching the stomach, I knew this whale had died due to plastic ingestion. I was not prepared for the amount of plastic,” says Darrell Blatchley, founder of the D’Bone Collector Museum, which carried out the necropsy.

    https://www.newscientist.com/articl...-with-40-kilograms-of-plastic-in-its-stomach/
  20. Dave_E
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    Thank you.

    Still amazed by the "16 rice sacks".

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