Dead whale washed ashore in Indonesia has a bellyful of plastic
3,785 views · Published 24 November 2018 · 1:04 · Indexed 17 October 2026
Channel: South China Morning Post · 2018 · News & Politics
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A dead whale washed ashore in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia. Its stomach contained more than 1,000 pieces of plastic, weighing more than 6kg. The whale’s body was already decomposing when found and it was therefore impossible to identify the cause of death. However, WWF Indonesia’s marine species conservation coordinator suggested that “plastic waste might have triggered it”. Indonesia is the world’s second largest plastic waste producer, after China. Last year, the country declared a goal of reducing plastic waste by 70 per cent by 2025.
