Rare whale died of chronic entanglement in Maine fishing gear

The North Atlantic right whale was found dead off Martha’s Vineyard in January. The whales are declining in population and are at the center of efforts to more tightly regulate shipping and commercial fishing off the East Coast. “The fact is we know that entanglement in Maine gear is extremely rare. This is the first reported entanglement of a right whale in Maine lobster gear in 20 years and the first death attributed to the fishery,” the Maine Lobstermen’s Association said in a statement. “Maine lobstermen have made significant changes to how they fish over the last 25 years to avoid entanglement.” more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 06:55

2 Responses to Rare whale died of chronic entanglement in Maine fishing gear

  1. John osmers says:

    No mention off the industrialization of the ocean to offshore wind witch I guarantee you contributed to the death of this whale

  2. Ian says:

    We’ll just keep quite that the reason it got tangled in gear is because it was disoriented from the sonar mapping for the wind turbine crap. lol. We’ll just blame it all on the fishermen. ‍♂️

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