PAST INSTANCES

The carcass of a three-footlong finless porpoise washed ashore opposite Taj Hotel, Nariman Point on January 15

A five-foot-long dolphin carcass washed ashore at Nariman Point on January 1 Over the past two years, close to 30 dolphin carcasses, six whale carcasses and a few finless porpoises have washed ashore along the Mumbai and Maharashtra coast.

“After deep-sea oil companies started surveying the ocean floor for oil. The firm’s machines have made it difficult for mammals to navigate the ocean and this is probably what caused their deaths,” said Dileep Mathak, local fisherman.