Dead Minke Whale found near sea in Gyeongju

▲ This photo, provided by Pohang Marine Police Station, shows a dead Minke Whale caught in a fish trap. (NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

▲ This photo, provided by Pohang Marine Police Station, shows a dead Minke Whale caught in a fish trap. (NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Yonhap) -- A Minke Whale was found dead being caught in a net near the sea in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang province.

According to Pohang Marine Police Station on the 18th, a 24 ton fishing boat found a dead Minke Whale which died being caught in a fish trap in the sea about 78km southeast of Gampo port in Gampo eup, Gyeongju city at 1:30 p.m. on the day before, and reported it to the Coast Guard.

This Mink Whale is 7.1m in length, and 3.3m in circumference.

The coast guard issued a confirmation of whale since there were no signs of intentional capture using harpoons ro spears.

The whale was traded in 37.8 million won (US$30,716.72) in Pohang Guryongpo Suhyup (National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives).

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Kim Jimin.)


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