Dolphin mass stranding on Cape Cod found to be the largest in U.S. history A final review of data and aerial imagery this week revealed that a total of 146 dolphins were involved in the stranding.

Just over 100 dolphins survived a mass stranding off Cape Cod that started last month, and the event has officially been named the largest mass stranding of dolphins in United States history.

BREWSTER, Mass. — A Cape Cod-based marine rescue team responded to what the group described as the largest recorded stranding of bottlenose dolphins in the Northeast.

The waters off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts are teeming with life, especially dolphins. More than ever, these animals are getting stranded on the shore, with the number spiking this year.

Rescuers who helped free more than a hundred dolphins from the Cape Cod shoreline say they've confirmed that the mass stranding that began June 28 was the largest involving dolphins in U.S. history.

Dolphin strandings on Cape Cod at an all-time high, and experts believe it has to do with food. ... Stranding involves food "And in that flooded water you could see a ton of bait fish," added Fancy.

Rescuers who helped free more than a hundred dolphins from the Cape Cod shoreline say they’ve confirmed that the mass stranding that began June 28 was the largest involving dolphins in U.S. history.

Rescuers who helped free more than a hundred dolphins from the Cape Cod shoreline say they’ve confirmed that the mass stranding that began June 28 was the largest involving dolphins in U.S. history.

The waters off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts are teeming with life, especially dolphins. More than ever, these animals are getting stranded on the shore, with the number spiking this year.

This photo provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare shows several stranded dolphins on Cape Cod, Mass., on June 28, 2024. A review of data and aerial imagery in July 2024 revealed ...