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A significant number of dead sharks and various fish have recently been found washed up along beaches in Wales. The discovery was made by Pauline Morris while she was walking her dogs, Sonny, Saffy, and Sammy, at Pembrey Beach in Carmarthenshire. Pauline, who is from Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf, described the sight as “horrible to see” and said it has deterred her from eating fish.
Last week, a similar event occurred in Pembrokeshire, where another beachgoer encountered a large pile of dead marine creatures believed to be catsharks, also known as dogfish, on Saundersfoot beach. Pauline, a 65-year-old nurse working at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon hospital in Mountain Ash, expressed her shock at the extent of the incident, noting the size of the affected area and the presence of fish and sharks contained within a large net. She speculated whether the net had become detached from a fishing trawler or if the catch had been deliberately discarded because it was unwanted.
Cliff Benson, founder of Sea Trust Wales, also thinks many of the dead fish were catsharks. He reported the Saundersfoot incident to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) after seeing an image shared on social media, and he suggested the fish might have come from a trawler. Meanwhile, NRW confirmed that they had not received reports about the fish found at Pembrey but noted that the dead marine life appeared to have been discarded or was part of a lost catch. An NRW officer visited Saundersfoot but did not find any of the animals as tides had likely carried them back into the sea.
A spokesperson for NRW commented on the situation at Saundersfoot, stating, “We investigated reports of dead fish at Saundersfoot and found no evidence of a pollution incident.” They added that the fish appeared to be dogfish and that the incident was probably related to fishing by-catch being thrown away at sea. The spokesperson further explained that tidal movements had cleared most of the fish from the shoreline, and no significant environmental impacts were detected. Local authorities and relevant partners have been informed, and officials from Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire councils have been contacted for their comments
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