Overview
- Passersby found the heavily decomposed remains on 3 September at Cefn Sidan Beach in Pembrey, measuring about 21 meters with a head roughly six meters long.
- Marine biologists concluded the carcass is a fin whale, likely a female, after initial uncertainty caused by advanced decomposition.
- Authorities collected multiple samples for contamination screening and genetic analysis, with laboratory results pending.
- This marks only the fourth recorded fin whale to wash ashore on the Welsh coast this century, underscoring the event’s scientific value.
- Local groups report more whale strandings in the region, including a nine‑meter pilot whale found at Rhossili Bay two days earlier that died despite rescue efforts.