'It was basically hog-tied': Humpback whale rescued from fishing gear near Port Hardy
Officials from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans rescued a“We got a call Sunday morning from a vessel in the Broughton Archipelago for a whale in distress,” said Paul Cottrell, a marine mammal coordinator with the DFO. “It was towing gear and a buoy.”
Within hours rescue teams took to the sea to try and find the animal. DFO Officers managed to spot and tag the whale with a satellite tracking device so they could follow its movement through the night. “It was moving slowly,” said Cottrell. “It was in distress and agitated. By Monday morning it was off Port Hardy Airport. We got out at first light and were able to locate the animal … and it was exhausted.”
Officials removed over 400 feet of rope from the whale. “Not only was its tail wrapped, but it also had a line through the mouth,” Cottrell said. “It was basically hogtied.”
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