Fishing areas closed because of entangled Right Whale

[Catherine]

A young adult Right Whale was spotted with entanglement last December and again this spring. Fishing is being closed in that area. Attempts will be made to remove the entanglements.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-ed...-1.7563712


The whale is entangled in our discarded fishing gear so  our response is the least we can do. For years we just dumped stuff in the ocean. It was cheaper to replace gear than to try and retrieve it. If Right Whales are going to survive we have to change how we do things. Rescuing entangled whales is a start. Using whale safe gear is an improvement. No longer abandoning gear is essential. Finding a way to collect already abandoned gear is something we need to do.
We also need to clean up the garbage we have dumped in the oceans and stop treating the oceans as a giant garbage can. That should keep us busy for quite a few years.