Whale carcass found in Hualien’s Chongde BayStaff writer, with CNAA partially decomposed 15m whale carcass was yesterday found in a set-net fishery in Hualien's Chongde Bay (崇德海灘), local officials said. Officials from the Hualien County Government's Agriculture Bureau, who were also sent out to help, towed the carcass onto Chongde Beach, where they measured its length at 15.4m. A whale carcass lies on Hualien County's Chongde Beach yesterday. Photo courtesy of the Hualien County GovernmentBased on its appearance, the whale was likely either a fin whale or an Omura's whale, also known as a dwarf fin whale, the expert said. The whale had died some time before it washed into the bay, the Ocean Conservation Administration said.

Source: Taipei Times March 05, 2026 14:32 UTC