Entanglement in fishing gear is a leading cause of North Atlantic right whales' declining population. Learn how NOAA Fisheries and partners attempt to disentangle North Atlantic right whales in this Q&A.
North Atlantic right whales face extinction unless their population decline is reversed. Learn about NOAA Fisheries’ emergency response efforts for right whales that are stranded, in distress, or dead, and what can be learned from necropsies in this Q&A.
Every year, dozens of whales become entangled in fishing gear off the U.S. Atlantic coast. The Atlantic Large Whale Disentanglement Network works to save them.
