Mass stranding

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A mass stranding is the arrival on a beach of a number of similar creatures, often left clear of the water as the tide ebbs, frequently resulting in the deaths of most of them. It can be a specific form of fish kill and is one of the four types of strandings, with the other three being single strandings, mass mortalities and out of habitat situations.[1]

Mass stranding events are known for many species, particularly cetaceans, but also including weedy seadragons,[2] starfish,[3][4][5] jellyfish,[6][7][8][9][10][11] and various fish species including the Slender sunfish[12][13] and Atlantic saury.[14]

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