[Photo] “Moby Dick family” of sperm whales sighted off east coast

Posted on : 2017-11-05 10:19 KST Modified on : 2017-11-05 10:19 KST

The Whale Research Center of the National Institute of Fisheries Science reported that a family of six sperm whales had been discovered 10 miles off the coast of Guryongpo, Pohang County, North Gyeongsang Province. A statement released by the center mentioned that, “since the discovery of eight sperm whales in 2004 off the coast of Guryongpo, there have been rare sightings of the whales every 2-3 years.”

Sperm whales were found beached on the island of Uido, South Jeolla Province in Dec. 2005, on Kanghwa Boleum Island near Incheon in Jan. 2009, and in the East Sea in 2015 as part of the regular survey by the Whale Research Center.

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