Hawaii officials looking for entangled whale
Source: Associated Press
Hawaii officials looking for entangled whale
By AUDREY McAVOY, Associated Press | March 13, 2014 | Updated: March 13, 2014 6:52pm
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials have been looking for a humpback whale that appears to be caught in fishing gear and is dragging red buoys.
Fishing line seems to be wrapped across the whale's body and tail, Ed Lyman, the large whale entanglement response coordinator for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, said Thursday.
The animal was trailing 50 to 60 feet of heavy gauge line and two red plastic buoys were seen caught in the gear.
Marine mammal response teams are hoping to find the animal so they can attempt to cut it free. The animal most recently was spotted off Niihau, Hawaii's smallest inhabited island, by a tour boat captain and a helicopter pilot on Tuesday.
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