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Couldn't stop reading this story.

"Pinball was in big trouble. Local boaters heard a groaning noise, "like a deep groan, like asking for help." This humpback whale was entangled in rope - and she had her baby with her. This is the story of the daring and successful rescue."

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2023-08-14/local-boaters-help-save-entangled-humpback-whale-near-rockport #whales #conservation

Local boaters help save entangled humpback whale near Rockport

Two boaters alerted Center for Coastal Studies to a distressed whale in the waters off Cape Ann.

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@gbhnews Lobstering gear needs to be made whale safe ASAP. Particularly for the sake of the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/science/lobsters-right-whales-maine.html?unlocked_article_code=SGkezikI355mYXRuuDeVT853kzAjq7cOJmd3P4XaDyJVKygarJDE7vhUvxKLenSmvi77St6q-J9BihO6OOx3ofiZGRMwHhFv2vi1Z-lfQpkbVDBdqN1EOVGExoVq9i8cu10jgKpZjEzdKV-znuZASOC9S-9IYqOFp-nB1qtaZLBlxYZUeXYgbYIjDH1dGFaT9wnzlUW6VTH4uowreaba0Rv_5hL9KjkIGZmrPbirNIBw6io36u8nzxAcTRaoDAQZJxujMeieHqh7abVg3CelkB9QYskjQ3puyQW2V-E9ylaVpkOb-yUQBUf4R2sy8YjsqdtxABbj-ATD60XbKPDS3GxcWqw&smid=url-share

To Save Whales, Don’t Eat Lobster, Watchdog Group Says

The group says that the shellfish, long considered a more responsible choice, cannot be considered a guilt-free meal anymore.

The New York Times