How fishing nets are killing dolphins by the thousands

One of hundreds of dolphins that wash up dead on French shorelines every year. So far, the French government has fiercely opposed fishing bans. Photos: Thierry Creux/Pelagis UAR3462 LRU/CNRS/dpa

Some of the dolphins look like they are still alive and just wound up on the beach by accident.

Others are already in an advanced stage of decomposition, while still others are missing a tail fin.