Porpoise washed up on Bo'ness beach

A dead porpoise was found washed up at Bo’ness foreshore last Friday morning.

By Hannah Brown

Published 10th Feb 2021, 06:00 BST

The porpoise was found dead on the beach near the waste water treatment facility on the foreshore to the east of Bo'ness on Friday 5th February, 10am.

The dead porpoise was spotted 400 yards east of Carriden Boatyard in Bo'ness by local resident Graham Thom who was walking along the John Muir Way on Friday, February 5 at 10am.

The creature, which is around five feet long, was reported lying near the Bo’ness waste water treatment facilityl. Officials have said the cause of its death is not yet known.

The incident was reported to the Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme (SMASS). Falkirk Council removed the carcass on Monday. A Scottish government spokesperson said: “Harbour porpoise are regularly stranded around Scotland’s coast, with 132 animals reported to SMASS in 2019.”