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A humpback whale was rescued from the southeastern Queensland coast after trapping commercial fishing gear from northern Victoria
A Sea World rescue team was alerted to the large adult whale surrounded by ropes and buoys near North Stradbroke Island.
Marine scientist Trevor Long says the whale in distress was wrapped around the body by lobster gear
"It's just going to show you some of the hardships these animals face," he said. to journalists. 19659003] Mr. Long said that the team was not able to remove all the tackle and that a rope was still caught behind his pectoral fin. "I hope that in the next few days the animal could break free because these animals do a" Mr. Long said if the whale had not been released, the rope and buoys
Meteorological conditions favored lifeguards during the dramatic war 9 However, Mr. Long said the whale in distress was swimming so fast that the Sea World lifeboat was struggling to follow
The Sea World team could not use the usual method to attach a buoy.
Instead, they used their anchor attached to their boat to slow down the To save the whale, we found traps attached to the ropes. Migaloo, the famous white whale, was found off the northern coast of New Caledonia. South Wales, to Queensland.
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