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Juvenile whale caught in heavy fishing apparatus freed by team effort

It took a village to save a juvenile whale in October of 2023, one that involved collaboration between people and agencies, and extended as far as a NOAA expert in Maui. That’s the story of “SEAK-5490,” a juvenile humpback whale who was successfully freed from crab fishing lines near Gustavus earlier this month. The effort […]

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