8 Dolphins found Dead on parts of the South Carolina Coast, CHARLESTON *Pic-Video*

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – Word of eight bottlenose dolphins found dead on different parts of the South Carolina coast line in the past nine days traveled quickly from the shore to Bert’s Market on Folly Beach.

Pinpointing what may have killed the eight dolphins is a daunting task.

“You can speculate a lot of different possibilities from disease to entanglements,” said Shelley Dearhart, an educator at the South Carolina Aquarium. “I think the cold water has affected a lot of animals out in the ocean, whether it’s sea stars or fish .

We’ve had a lot of accounts of animals washing up and of course there’s speculation that the cold water could be why.”

As experts try to determine what may have killed these dolphins, according to Dearhart this could be a sign of a deeper problem.

In an average year, about 40 dolphins are found stranded on South Carolina beaches.

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Scientists investigate dolphin deaths on SC coast

CHARLESTON – Scientists are investigating after eight bottlenose dolphins have washed up on the South Carolina coast during the past nine days.

The Post and Courier of Charleston reports the carcasses have been found on rivers and beaches in the Charleston area.

Wayne McFee with the National Ocean Service’s does necropsies on the dolphins. He says a dolphin that dies because of contamination or a virus can give an indication of conditions along the coast that could affect humans.

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