Over a hundred melon-headed whale dolphins have beached themselves off the coast of north of Tokyo.The coastguard and police launched rescue efforts when the dolphins were found this morning Friday (April 10 2015).
Local officials said a total of 149 dolphins were found stranded on the beach in Hokota in Ibaraki prefecture. Some of the dolphins, mostly melon-headed whales or blackfish, were found alive but were extremely weak. City authorities, the coastguard and a local aquarium were working to rescue the dolphins, measuring between two to three metres (78 to 118 inches) long. They will be transported off-shore and released to sea.
