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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Nor'easter Strands Record Number Of Dolphins

A record number of dolphins washed ashore following the recent nor'easter, according to estimates by a local sea mammal stranding group.

“This week was outrageous,” said Suzanne Thurman, executive director of Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute. “This is the most we've ever had.”

On Monday, Thurman was trying to catch up after tending to 18 bottle-nosed dolphin strandings and five loggerhead turtles – all found dead this past week along a coastline stretching from Kitts Hummock on the Delaware Bay down to Fenwick Island, she said.

“This is more than we get in a year,” she said.

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