Large Whale Entanglement Fact Sheet
July 25, 2014
Marine mammal entanglement, or by-catch, is a global problem that every year results in the death of hundred of thousands of whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals world-wide
NOAA Fisheries’ Alaska Protected Resources Division works to safely free endangered large whales from life-threatening entanglements, and, NOAA at the same time, help gather valuable information that will reduce the frequency and impact of entanglement in the future.
