Whale oil in DR

from today's DR1 news:

"Local environmental groups have expressed concern that seeping whale oil might damage the beach, which has long been a prime viewing area to observe the whales which make Samana Bay their winter playground. Those living nearby are beginning to catch a whiff of the tons of decomposing blubber. But the odor hasn't put off lots of local women who boldly approach, knife in hand, to slice off a piece of no-cost hair conditioner."

"I may be way off on this comment, but isn't the oil from a Whale completely bio degradeable? I mean, isn't there a "slight" difference in the oil contained in a Whale vs. petroleum (Hydrocarbon) products.

If the rationlization that Whale oil could "pollute" the beach, what happens when Whales die in the Ocean, do you call the Dominican equivalent of the EPA?