More whales are getting tangled in fishing gear and shark nets. Here’s what we can do
- Written by Olaf Meynecke, Research Fellow in Marine Science and Manager Whales & Climate Program, Griffith University
Pacific Whale Foundation, CC BYThis year’s whale season offered spectacular encounters with these majestic giants as thousands of whales migrated along Australia’s east coast.
But behind the scenes, Australian scientists have noticed a troubling rise in the number of whales caught and tangled in ropes, nets and fishing lines. We...
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