An injured orca tangled in a crayfish line has finally been freed after being tangled for days. A DOC spokeswoman said the release of the orca had been an "amazing team effort from all involved". READ MORE:* Bleak outlook for orca trapped in crayfish line if it can't be freed, expert says* Large orca tangled in crayfish line in Northland* Humpback whale trapped in craypot line* National Portrait: Ingrid Visser, Orca researcher and protectorDr Ingrid Visser, founder of Orca Research Trust, had been working to free the whale since he was reported entangled on Northland's Tutukaka Coast on December 23. A crayfish line had wound around the orca's right pectoral fin, which is like a human's shoulder, Visser explained. The nylon line, called a pickup line, attaches the crayfish pot to a buoy and is as thick as an index finger.

Source: Stuff December 27, 2019 04:44 UTC