Report of Stranding

How many stranded cetaceans were found in Hong Kong waters in the past ten years?

	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total number of strandings	28	50	37	25	26	45	55	52	32	25
No. of Chinese White Dolphin strandings	9	12	15 ^(a)	5 ^(b)	5	8 ^(b)	7	11	2	2
No. of Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise strandings	19	33	21	17	18	33	42	35	24	20
No. of other cetacean strandings	0	5	1	3 ^(c)	3	4	6	6	6	3

^(a) One stranding case of an injured Chinese white dolphin. The injured dolphin was transferred to Ocean Park Hong Kong for veterinary care and treatment. However, due to deterioration in condition, the dolphin was humanely euthanized.

^(b) One potential stranding case of an injured Chinese white dolphin. The individual did not strand and showed signs of recovery in subsequent observations.

^(c) One potential stranding case of a young Pantropical spotted dolphin discovered inside the water of a marina. The individual did not strand, left the marina and not sighted again in subsequent observations.