A rescue operation, which involved more than 50 rope cuts, successfully freed a 35-foot-long humpback whale. Officials believe the whale had accumulated the fishing gear over several months.
A dramatic four-day rescue operation has successfully freed a humpback whale entangled in fishing gear in the Hecate Strait off British Columbia's North Coast. But a 20-metre fin whale found in Prince Rupert Harbour was not as fortunate.
"Our team was all there, all our equipment … so we actually went out with the satellite tag with the team and we were able to locate the whale," he told CBC's Radio West host Sarah Penton."I've never seen anything like it," he added. "The animal couldn't open its mouth and then the body wraps."Humpback whale rescued near Prince Rupert, B.C.It’s been a difficult few weeks for whales on the North Coast.
But a 20-metre fin whale found in Prince Rupert Harbour was not as fortunate. Initial necropsy has revealed blunt force trauma as a possible cause of death, though the exact cause remains under investigation.The number of whales becoming entangled in fishing gear has been increasing. "We believe that one of the reasons we have such a high abundance of humpback and fin whales in this region is because at the moment there's not a lot of vessel traffic," said Wray.
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