The NSRI and City of Cape Town Marine Animal Stranding Network are appealing for caution after a Bryde’s whale carcass washed up on Long Beach in Kommetjie.

“NSRI and City of Cape Town (CoCT) Marine Animal Stranding Network are appealing to surfers, paddlers and bathers on the Atlantic Seaboard, Cape Town, particularly in the Long Beach, Kommetjie and Noordhoek areas, to be cautious following a Bryde’s whale carcass that has washed up on Long Beach, Kommetjie, on Monday 10 August,” said NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon in a statement.

They are warning beach-goers about the carcass because it has attracted noticeable increased shark activity in the area.

CoCT Solid Waste Management are arrange for the removal of the whale carcass.

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