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'It was an honor': Entangled whale freed from fishing gear
Rescuers used a 30-foot pole to cut rope from the whale’s tail, and the crew stayed until it began swimming again.
- On Sunday, June 14, rescuers freed a young humpback whale entangled in fishing gear within the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, located 21 miles east of Boston.
- The Provincetown-based Center reported boaters spotted the "relatively small whale" anchored by rope around its tail, prompting rescuers to act before storms forecast for Sunday evening.
- Using a specialized knife attached to a 30-foot pole, The Marine Animal Entanglement Response team cut the lines, allowing the whale to swim freely again.
- Maria Harvey, a responder from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, said "It was an honor to help this whale," while researchers expressed optimism about recovery.
- Entanglement remains a critical threat, evidenced by a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale recently spotted with fishing gear in Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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Young humpback was 'anchored' by rope off Massachusetts until rescuers raced in before storms
A dramatic whale rescue off Massachusetts is drawing attention online after responders raced against an incoming storm to free a young humpback tangled in fishing rope, CBS News reported. What happened? After boaters reported a struggling humpback in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, the 842-square-mile area between Cape Ann and Cape Cod, the Provincetown-based Center for Coastal Studies dispatched its Marine Animal Entanglement Respons…
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