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New Wed 4 Jan 12 12:46 
 who actually owns.... - devonite
dead sea-creatures washed up on shore?

is it H.M?
or reciever of wrecks?
or?
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New Wed 4 Jan 12 12:54 
 who actually owns.... - TheManWithNoName
Seagulls I reckons..ahaaarrgggghhhh
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New Wed 4 Jan 12 12:55 
 who actually owns.... - Zero
Queen owns everything between high and low water, so depends where it is.
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New Wed 4 Jan 12 13:05 
 who actually owns.... - TheManWithNoName
>> Queen owns everything between high and low water, so depends where it is.
>>

Yeah, can just see her madge's face when she opens the parcel whilst eating her quails tongues on toast and is faced with the stinking carcass of a bloated dolphin.

;-)
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New Wed 4 Jan 12 13:07 
 who actually owns.... - Zero
>> >> Queen owns everything between high and low water, so depends where it is.
>> >>
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>> Yeah, can just see her madge's face when she opens the parcel whilst eating her
>> quails tongues on toast and is faced with the stinking carcass of a bloated dolphin.

Norfolk Dolphin Pâté your Majesty?
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New Wed 4 Jan 12 12:54 
 who actually owns.... - Runfer D'Hills
Prince of Whales prob'ly. At least it'd maybe need a Royal Seal.

I dunno...

:-)
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New Wed 4 Jan 12 13:02 
 who actually owns.... - devonite
I was wondering because i`ve just read a report that Police have decided not to charge a teenager with theft, after he tried to sell the teeth and jawbone of a dead whale washed up on the shore!
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New Wed 4 Jan 12 13:06 
 who actually owns.... - Runfer D'Hills
Reminds me of the story of the Brummy bloke who, while fishing, caught a whale in the canal.

He apparently said it was a good whale, still had most of it's spokes and everything.
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New Wed 4 Jan 12 13:13 
 who actually owns.... - Crankcase
Does that make it a Humph backed whale?
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New Wed 4 Jan 12 13:17 
 who actually owns.... - Runfer D'Hills
Think he said it was a blue whale. I really must go and do some work now...

:-)
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New Wed 4 Jan 12 13:26 
 who actually owns.... - TheManWithNoName
In reply to original post seems many local councils state the same thing:

Whales, seals, and similar on beaches.
Residents should contact their local district/borough council for advice or removal.

On private land the landowner is responsible for disposal, though this may be arranged by your district or borough council.

Any whale, porpoise or dolphin carcass should be reported to the Receiver of Wrecks by the finder. This can be done through the local coastguard (opens in a new window) .

Perhaps the Receiver of Wrecks is strictly the owner so if anyone takes items from a body it could be construed as theft (in the loosest possible term, hence the boy wasn't charged).

Last edited by: TheManWithNoName on Wed 4 Jan 12 at 13:27
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