How North Atlantic Right Whales Get Entangled in Fishing Gear (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

How North Atlantic Right Whales Get Entangled in Fishing Gear

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This is an illustration of how North Atlantic right whales get entangled in fishing gear. Entangled whales can tow fishing gear for tens to hundreds of miles over months or even years, before either being freed, shedding the gear on their own, or succumbing to their injuries.

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Illustration by Graphic Services, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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