The remains of a whale have been washed up on a secluded Pembrokeshire beach.

The giant carcass was spotted on Seal Bay near Moylegrove, the scene of an infamous drug running operation in the 80s where a secret cave was constructed to house huge amounts of cannabis.

Local fisherman Matt Lewis spotted the whale remains while out on his boat last week.

“It looked a bit grim up close,” he said. “We find and see all sorts on the coastline.”

Rod Penrose, marine mammal and UK marine turtle strandings co-ordinator at Marine Environmental Monitoring, said that the remains did seem to be that of a whale, but it was not possible to ascertain what type from the photo.

“It looks very much like the remains of a whale. I don’t think you would be able to determine species from that without doing a DNA analysis,” he said.

Rod asked that all strandings of whales, alive or dead, be reported to Matthew Westfield on 01239 683033 or via strandings.com.

He said it was not unheard of for whales to become stranded on Pembrokeshire’s beaches.

“In the last 30 years, we have had different whale species stranded in Pembrokeshire.

“We have had a fin whale, which is the second largest whale, a pygmy sperm whale, a long-finned pilot whale, a short-finned pilot whale- the first in the UK, a sowerby’s beaked whale and a Minke whale.”

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