Thursday, December 10, 2015

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(from the link on the telegraph.co.uk)

This man is eating dolphin for his Christmas dinner
By Ben Farmer 6:24PM GMT 08 Dec 2015

A road kill enthusiast who dines on animals hit by cars is facing prosecution by marine protection officers after announcing he will eat a stranded dolphin for his Christmas lunch.

Arthur Boyt intends to casserole the mammal for his festive meal after finding it washed up dead on a beach near his home.

But marine conservation officers say he may be committing an offence by eating the protected animal and are investigating whether his lunch breaks the law.

He may also be in breach of an ancient law which deems dolphins to be ‘Fish Royal’ and so possessions of the monarch.

The dolphin steak Arthur intends to put into his Christmas lunch

He collects the carcasses and either cooks them immediately, or freezes them for later. After lunching on badger at Christmas last year, he has decided this year to eat a common dolphin he found dead on a beach. It was not clear how the dolphin died and there was no damage to its body, he said.

Mr Boyt said: “This will even be a first for me eating dolphin on Christmas Day.

"When I found the dolphin on the beach I collected what meat joints I could and I kept them in the freezer for special occasions such as Christmas. It tastes so delicious.

"The great thing about roadkill is that you are getting meat without the guilt of killing an animal or having one killed on your behalf.

"It's a situation much more in keeping with the spirit of Christmas."

"A washed up dolphin or whale could be riddled with disease so anyone eating the animal is putting themselves at serious risk."

Danny Groves, Whales & Dolphin conservation

Mr Boyt said he had tried frying dolphin without success, and intended to casserole it with beetroot, potato, carrots, garlic and herbs, before serving it with cauliflower.

His wife Su and his 90-year-old mother-in-law will be eating with him on Christmas Day, but will not try the dolphin.

He said: “My wife is a vegetarian so she doesn't eat the dishes I cook and especially not ones with animals I've collected from the roadsides.

"I feel very strongly about killing animals, so strongly, I can only just about manage a chicken leg at a party or something."

Dolphin flesh is not fishy, or oily and has no distinctive flavour, he said.

"You almost squash it with your tongue rather than chewing it.

"The texture is different. It is a softer meat than land animals we normally eat but is nothing like a fish. It flakes.”

Mr Boyt said he knew of no legal problems with eating the dolphin. However the Marine Management Organisation, which protects sea life around Britain, said it was an offence to be "in possession of part or a whole" of a protected species including a dolphin.

A spokesman said officers would investigate if the law had been broken and Mr Boyt could face a maximum of six months in prison or an unlimited fine if convicted.

Dolphins also “fall under the Royal Prerogative for Fishes Royal”, the Maritime Coastguard Agency said.

Under a statute from 1324, during the reign of King Edward II , dolphins can be claimed by the Crown when caught or washed ashore in UK waters either dead or alive. When dolphins, whales, porpoises or sturgeon come ashore, they are administered for the monarch by the Receiver of Wreck. The Crown is not believed to have exercised its right for more than half a century however.

A spokeswoman said: “We are unable to comment on this matter until further investigation takes place.”

Regardless of the legal position, eating the meat would be “very unwise”, according to Danny Groves, a spokesman for Whale and Dolphin Conservation.

He said: “They can carry diseases which are transferable to humans, and are usually taken away by local authorities to be buried in landfill.

"Whales and dolphins can also be heavily contaminated. Pilot whales, for example often carry high levels of mercury.

"Anyone who does come across a dead whale or dolphins should contact the UK Strandings Hotline rather than take the carcass home and eat it."

Abby Crossby, a spokesman for Marine Stranded Network Trust, said: "To remove any stranded animal requires a licence to be issued by the Marine Management Organisation.

"In addition to dolphins, these are protected species and there are laws in place to prevent the public from interfering with them - whether they are dead or alive.”

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