Suspended rescuesOn Tuesday, the New England Aquarium identified this latest distressed whale as a male known by the number 3245. LeBlanc, whose department has suspended rescues of whales entangled in fishing gear, said he is hopeful this one got out of the ropes on its own. "That might explain why we weren't able to locate the entangled whale that we'd seen the previous day. Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc says his department thinks a whale spotted struggling with fishing ropes earlier this week may have freed itself. "The government of Canada will take its responsibility in the coming months to ensure next year's season of potential whale migration will have a different set of rules around fishing gear fishing practices, fishing equipment and probably the question around marine transportation as well, in Canadian waters."

Source: CBC News August 30, 2017 17:37 UTC