HALIFAX — Necropsy results indicate a North Atlantic right whale found in waters off the eastern U.S. in September died after being entangled in Canadian fishing gear. The Associated Press In this March 28, 2018 file photo, the baleen is visible as a North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass. “Those were consistent with what was documented while the animal was alive, as were the head wounds.” Death from entanglements, she said, can be “rather gruesome” for marine animals. So far this year, eight right whale are known to have died in Canadian waters out of an endangered population numbering about 400 animals. Goebel said it’s not certain the fishing gear spotted on the whale last summer was Canadian but the evidence points that way.

Source: Huffington Post November 03, 2019 20:26 UTC