U.S. Coast Guard Station Maui assisted members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in disentangling a humpback whale in Maui waters on March 6. The subadult mammal was freed of an estimated 200 feet of heavy gauge line by a team of trained responders off of Makena Beach in South Maui, according to a joint statement from Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale … [Read more...] about Inter-Agency Effort Frees Entangled Humpback Whale In Maui Waters
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Trained responders free entangled humpback whale off Lahaina
On Christmas day, a team of trained responders that included people from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary freed an adult humpback whale off Lahaina that had become entangled in about 400 feet of heavy gauge line. Here's how Toni Parras, the NOAA Hawaii Communications Manager, … [Read more...] about Trained responders free entangled humpback whale off Lahaina
President Donald Trump must really hate that poor entangled humpback whale off Maui
Just a brief note on that story about the humpback whale that got entangled in electrical cable a couple days ago. Isn't that just so sad? That poor whale somehow got a mass of heavy cable entangled in its mouth, and it's no wonder Hawaii News Now, The Maui News and Maui Now have all run stories on it. Even now, though the whale is apparently doing better, there's still a mass … [Read more...] about President Donald Trump must really hate that poor entangled humpback whale off Maui