23 February

A  whale  was  found  dead  near  Pale  Island  in  Ngapali  town  in  Thandwe district, Rakhine State on 20 February.

The dead whale was floating in the sea when local fishermen found it.

After  being  notified,  the  Thandwe  district  fisheries  de-partment deputy head and staff arrived  at  the  scene.  The  dead  whale  did  not  wash  up  onto  shore,  but  remained  floating  in  the sea to the northwest of Pale Island.

On 21 February, the fisheries department  went  to  the  scene  again at 8 am and continued their investigation.  The  dead  whale  measures  some  40-45  feet  in  length and 30 ft in circumference. Foreign  tourists  also  visited  the  scene.—Yan  Nyein  (IPRD)  (Translated by Hay Mar)