African Entertainment has gathered that several melon-headed whales have been washed ashore at the Axim Bewire Beach in the Western Region of Ghana.
The mammals, said to be more than 80, were found on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Axim-Bewire beach in the Nzema East Municipality.
Several of them were believed to have been found dead. Those found alive have been returned to the sea, Ghana Fisheries Commission told the media.
The Western Regional Acting Director of the Fisheries Commission, Alhassan Arafat Salifu, told journalists on Sunday that he was unable to tell why the fishes were washed ashore.
The Fisheries Director indicated that “We are now counting to know the actual numbers that were washed ashore since they are in different parts of the beach. Some are still struggling to breathe and some are dead.”
Residents in the area are believed to have taken several of the dead mammals probably for consumption.
According to the Fisheries Director, investigations would be conducted into the matter.
“This is the information we have also picked up, but we don’t know where those who picked some of the mammals have taken them to. So until we are able to do further investigation, we will not know where they have been taken to,” he said.
Dead fishes have also been washed ashore at the Osu Castle Beach.
