In connection with the detection of mass deaths of seals on the Dagestan coast of the Caspian Sea, large-scale monitoring was carried out by the employees of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources in the Azerbaijan section of the Caspian Sea.

Firuddin Aliyev, head of the Biological Diversity Protection Service, told APA that during the monitoring, a total of 17 seal bodies were discovered in the direction of Istisu settlement, Tikanlioba, Seyidli and Nabran villages in Khachmaz region.

"For the purpose of investigating the cause of death of the seals, together with the experts of the Food Safety Agency, samples will be taken from the bodies and the results will be reported."