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✍️ At least 45 whales were entangled by fishing ropes and lines on the east coast of Australia in 2024, highlighting the need for better management of fishing gear to prevent marine suffering.
👉 45 confirmed whale entanglements on the east coast of Australia in 2024
👉 Only about 15 whales were successfully disentangled in 2024
👉 Better management of fishing gear is needed to prevent whale entanglements
👉 Coordination across multiple jurisdictions is required to improve disentanglement efforts
👉 Fishermen have no interest in catching whales and lose gear due to entanglements
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Experts recorded 45 entanglements off Australia’s east coast in 2024 – but believe that’s ‘the tip of the iceberg’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least 45 whales were entangled by fishing ropes and line on the east coast in 2024, and experts are calling for better management of fishing gear in Australia to prevent marine suffering.Dr Olaf Meynecke, a marine scientist at Griffith University, said the issue of preventing whale entanglements was “largely ignored in Australia”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/11/scientists-urge-coordinated-effort-to-stop-whales-getting-tangled