Dead sperm whale found with 220 pounds of trash in its stomach, officials say 64° News Things to Do Life Sports Obituaries Legal Notices News All News Ideas & Voices Business Elections Ohio Nation & World Local News All Local Crime Hamilton Middletown West Chester & Liberty Twp Fairfield Oxford Butler County Warren County Weather Traffic Coronavirus Life All Lifestyles In Your Prime Homes Health Celebrations Latest Videos Latest Photos Sports All Sports High Schools OSU Buckeyes Miami RedHawks Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Obituaries Legal Notices Newsletters News ePaper Local Weather Ohio Lottery Sign Up for Newsletters Customer Service Contact the Journal-News Our Products Feedback FAQs Marketplace Classifieds Jobs Cars Homes Advertise Legal Notices © 2022 Journal-News. All Rights Reserved. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement, Privacy Policy, CCPA, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. Learn about Careers at Cox Enterprises. News Things to Do Life Sports Obituaries Legal Notices X Dead sperm whale found with 220 pounds of trash in its stomach, officials say Credit: DaytonDailyNews Nation & World By Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk Dec 2, 2019 A young dead sperm whale that washed up on a Scottish island last week had 220 pounds of trash in its stomach, officials said. >> Read more trending news The male whale died Thursday on Luskentyre beach on the Isle of Hebrides, according to Dan Parry, the administrator of a Facebook page that attempts to keep the nearby Seilebost beach.trash free, CNN reported. Workers with the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme, discovered debris in the whale's stomach during the necropsy, according to a post on its Facebook page Sunday. Workers found a "huge ball" of debris, including plastic that included "sections of net, bundles of rope, plastic cups, bags, gloves, packing straps and tubing." According to SMASS, the whale was nearly 46 feet long and weighed around 26 tons, USA Today reported. "The (whale's) intestines had virtually nothing in them as it could no longer process food," Parry wrote on Facebook. However, SMASS officials wrote on Facebook they could not find evidence the debris had impacted or obstructed the whale's intestines. The whale was buried on the beach. "Debris in our oceans is everyone's problem," Parry wrote. "The fishing industry need(s) to do better, but equally, we all need to do more. "Watching this today, makes me despair for the environment, totally falling apart around us." In Other News 1 Federer Laver Cup fill-in, Berrettini, beats Auger-Aliassime 2 Agent: Bills S Micah Hyde to go on season-ending IR 3 Georgia voting equipment breach at center of tangled tale 4 Mali prime minister lashes out at France, UN, regional bloc 5 Fiona washes houses away, knocks out power in Canada About the Author Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk © 2022 Journal-News. All Rights Reserved. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement, Privacy Policy, CCPA, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. Learn about Careers at Cox Enterprises. News ePaper Local Weather Ohio Lottery Sign Up for Newsletters Customer Service Contact the Journal-News Our Products Feedback FAQs Marketplace Classifieds Jobs Cars Homes Advertise Legal Notices Subscribe Subscribe Now Manage Subscription Your Profile © 2022 Journal-News. All Rights Reserved. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement, Privacy Policy, CCPA, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. Learn about Careers at Cox Enterprises. Back to Top