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Squiggy the dolphin found dead with fishing hooks in stomach
SARASOTA — Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium said they're hoping the death of a dolphin in the area due to fishing equipment will serve as a reminder for locals to protect marine life.
Squiggy, a 58-year-old dolphin and one of the oldest in Sarasota Bay, was found with three large fishing hooks in her stomach and one in her mouth that was attached to 11 feet of heavy monofilament line, along with healed scars from previous entanglements.
Squiggy was first identified in September 1980 and was documented 267 times since then.
Squiggy's descendants have also suffered from human interactions — her daughter died in 2012 from ingesting recreational fishing gear, the daughter's 6-month-old calf died several weeks later after losing her mother and Squiggy's first grand-calf died from entanglement in a crab trap's float line.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-dolphin-death-squiggy-fishing-hooks-20140702,0,4768903.story
