NOAA whale experts are hoping a Juneau-area humpback calf nicknamed Lincoln can free itself from an entanglement after a team of five was able to make a strategic cut to the line Wednesday.
This annual summary provides entanglement information and related updates that are particularly useful to those engaged in efforts to understand and address the issue on the U.S. West Coast from the fishery management perspective.
Marine mammal entanglement, or bycatch, is a global problem that results in the death of hundred of thousands of whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals world-wide every year.
Case Study: Multi-Faceted Response to an Entangled Humpback Whale in Southeast Alaska August 23 to September 5, 2013. Alaska Marine Science Symposium poster.
