Overview
- The Mangystau Region Department of Ecology announced the discovery during joint shoreline monitoring with regional fisheries inspectors.
- The carcasses were found along the coast between the settlement of Asan and Cape Bautino in the Tupkaragan district.
- Seawater samples were collected near Fort-Shevchenko and Bautino for laboratory analysis.
- Officials have not determined a cause, and testing and field investigations are continuing.
- Specialists note that a 2024 survey found 420 dead seals during the autumn migration, a period associated with periodic die-offs linked to natural or human-related factors.