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Trained Team Releases Gray Whale Entangled in Gillnet off California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula
Whale watchers from shore reported the entangled whale on the evening of Tuesday, April 8. The Large Whale Entanglement Response Network assembled a team to respond. It included experts from the Marine Mammal Care Center of Los Angeles, Entangled Whale Response of Orange County, and Los Angeles County lifeguards.
April 16, 2025
— NOAA Fisheries
Photo credit: Marine Mammal Care Center/NOAA permit #24359
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Entangled gray whale rescued off coast of Rancho Palos Verdes
Theirlocal team raced out, untangled, and released the whale right off Terranea Resort.
April 16, 2025
— Fox LA
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NOAA & Marine Mammal Care Center Work Together to Free Entangled Gray Whale Off Palos Verdes Coast
Whale watchers from shore reported the entangled whale on the evening of April 8, and the Large Whale Entanglement Response Network immediately assembled a team to respond that also included experts from Marine Mammal Care Center, Entangled Whale Response of Orange County, and Los Angeles County lifeguards.
April 17, 2025
— Street Insider
Photo credit: Marine Mammal Care Center/NOAA permit #24359