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Mother whale disentangled from fishing gear off Massachusetts coast
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Mother whale disentangled from fishing gear off Massachusetts coast
A mother whale was successfully disentangled from fishing gear after the distressed animal was spotted by boaters in Massachusetts this weekend. Related video above: Man shares video of close encounter with whales off Massachusetts coastOn Saturday, the Center for Coastal Studies’ Marine Animal Entanglement Response team was called to help a humpback whale off Cape Ann that had been spotted by boaters struggling in fishing gear. The whale, known as Pinball, was with her calf at the time, CCS said. The team spent hours assessing the whale while her 8-month-old calf swam around her, periodically rejoining her to nurse, CCS said. The team used large floats and a drag from a small inflatable boat to carefully remove all of the entangling gear that was lodged in her mouth, CCS said. The team stayed with Pinball until she rejoined her calf.The prognosis for both whales is much improved, CCS said.Video below: Man captures video of rare triple whale breach off Cape Cod
A mother whale was successfully disentangled from fishing gear after the distressed animal was spotted by boaters in Massachusetts this weekend.
Related video above: Man shares video of close encounter with whales off Massachusetts coast
On Saturday, the Center for Coastal Studies’ Marine Animal Entanglement Response team was called to help a humpback whale off Cape Ann that had been spotted by boaters struggling in fishing gear. The whale, known as Pinball, was with her calf at the time, CCS said.
The team spent hours assessing the whale while her 8-month-old calf swam around her, periodically rejoining her to nurse, CCS said.
Center for Coastal Studies, under NOAA NMFS permit #24359
Humpback whale PinballThe team used large floats and a drag from a small inflatable boat to carefully remove all of the entangling gear that was lodged in her mouth, CCS said. The team stayed with Pinball until she rejoined her calf.
The prognosis for both whales is much improved, CCS said.
Video below: Man captures video of rare triple whale breach off Cape Cod
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