Rescuers from the Marine Mammal Center and federal agencies freed a young gray whale entangled in
crab pot lines near Dillon Beach on Monday afternoon.
A gray whale is entangled in two
crab pot lines north of Dillon Beach in Marin County.
Rescuers from The Marine Mammal Center and the U.S. Coast Guard successfully freed a young gray whale entangled in, and weighted down with, 25 feet of
crab pot line near Dillon Beach on May 14, 2012.
Members of the Whale Entanglement Team hold up part of
the crab pot line and gear that had trapped a young gray whale for many days.
Not exact matches
A loop between one of the
crab pots and the weighted
line became caught crosswise in the whale's mouth, perhaps while the whale was feeding on the bottom.
Throw a fishing
line or
crab pot over the side of the boat in Alaska and reel in fresh seafood.