Another 25 pilot whales have been rescued from the mass-stranding in Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania's West Coast.
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On Wednesday afternoon, Tasmania's Parks and Wildlife Service incident controller Nic Deka confirmed the rescue efforts had been fruitful and were ongoing.
However, the additional discovery of 200 dead whales away from the original incident site had brought the total number of dead to 380.
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Mr Deka said the whales were all dead upon discovery.
However, 30 whales remained stranded and alive at the original stranding site and crews were working hard to continue the rescue effort.
Marine and Conservation Program wildlife biologist Dr Kris Carlyon said the stranding is the biggest in Tasmania's history, and likely the biggest in Australia's history - both in terms of the number stranded and the number dead.
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Sandy Powell
Court and crime reporter covering the West and North-West of Tasmania for the Advocate.
Court and crime reporter covering the West and North-West of Tasmania for the Advocate.
