OSAKA, Feb 08 (News On Japan) –
A sperm whale has made a uncommon look in Osaka Bay, estimated to be 12 meters lengthy and weighing round 20 tons, believed to be male. First noticed on January twelfth in Hyogo Prefecture, the whale has since moved to Osaka Prefecture, at present staying close to the Sakai-Semboku Port space.
Takeshi Takada of the Sakai City Fisheries Cooperative Association expressed concern: “It’s impossible to see at night, similar to unknowingly hitting a floating rock mass, I think it’s utterly helpless. We hope it doesn’t end up like the Yodo River incident.”
Last 12 months, a whale that wandered into the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka Bay attracted important consideration. Unfortunately, it was later discovered lifeless and was sunk to the seabed.
Why does a whale seem on this space right now? Yasunobu Nabeshima, a visiting researcher on the Osaka City Museum of Natural History, who has lengthy studied marine life in Osaka Bay, sheds gentle on this. “Currently, the Kuroshio Current is meandering significantly, extending the distance from off the coasts of Wakayama and Kochi to Kuroshima. During high tide, water flows towards the Seto Inland Sea, possibly carrying the whale to shallower areas on its currents.”
The scenario appears grave. Nabeshima continues, “The whale appears to be quite emaciated, possibly not having eaten for about a month and a half. Its severe thinness indicates it’s in a difficult predicament.”
Source: ANN