About eight whales a year in Alaska are freed from fishing nets, crab pot lines and other marine equipment that threaten the animals’ survival.
Research fisheries biologist John Moran of Auke Bay Laboratories in Juneau said at an Earth Day presentation Saturday that whale entanglements are increasing around Juneau, and the fishing community is the first line of defense.
Moran’s team of trained rescuers have responded to about 210 cases of tangled whales since 2001,…
