Ocean Sentry
Environmentalists are questioning the health of Moreton Bay after five dolphins, two dugongs and dozens of turtles have been found dead in the past three weeks.
This week an adult female dugong washed up on Amity Point on Stradbroke Island, a day after a guest at Tangalooma Island Resort in Moreton Bay spotted a dead dolphin in the middle of the bay.
Several days earlier, a dead adult female dugong was found off North Stradbroke Island and a dolphin was found dead in the Port of Brisbane area. In late August three dead dolphins and turtles were found in the bay in a period of three days.
The causes of the deaths are unknown, and the carcasses had no obvious injuries…. Read Full Article
