Fishing line left in the ocean entrapped an adult humpback whale this week, leaving the animal in distress. The entangled humpback was freed by a team of trained responders off Makena Beach on Jan. 12. The team found more than 285 feet of 3/8” braided line trailing from its mouth. The whale was first reported Jan. 11 at 11:40am by the captain of the fishing vessel Layla. … [Read more...] about Trained responders free entangled humpback whale near Maui’s Makena Beach