Humpback whale cut free from illegal fishing net off Majorca dies on another Spanish beach
Huge 46-foot, 30-tonne humpback whale that was cut free from illegal fishing net off Majorca dies after beaching a week later on another beach 190 miles away
A team of divers had freed the 30-tonne whale from its earlier plight after it was spotted by a ship a week agoIt was then found stranded on a beach in the Valencian town of Tavernes de la Valldigna, Spain, on ThursdaySpecialists, who examined the whale, said that it was extremely weak and had several cuts to its dorsal finNicknamed ‘Walls of Death’ because of the amount they catch, drift nets were banned by the UN 30 years ago
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A 46-foot humpback whale cut free from an illegal drift fishing net off the island of Mallorca has died on another Spanish beach more than 190 miles away.
A team of divers had freed the 30-tonne whale from its earlier plight after it was spotted by a ship about three miles off the coast of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands east of Spain a week ago.
It swam away expelling air from its blowhole, but was then found stranded on a beach in the Valencian town of Tavernes de la Valldigna on Spain’s mainland on Thursday.
A 46-foot humpback whale cut free from an illegal drift fishing net off the island of Mallorca has died on another Spanish beach more than 190 miles away
A team of divers had freed the 30-tonne whale from its earlier plight after it was spotted by a ship about three miles off the coast of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands east of Spain a week ago
It swam away expelling air from its blowhole, but was then found stranded on a beach in the Valencian town of Tavernes de la Valldigna on Spain’s mainland on Thursday
Specialists from the Oceanography Foundation who examined the whale said it was extremely weak and had several cuts to its dorsal fin.
They decided the massive animal would not survive a return to the sea and it died soon afterwards.
‘It is horrible. This has been really depressing,’ said Gigi Torras, a marine biologist who took part in the original rescue.
Spanish divers try to cut an illegal drift net off a 12-metre-long humpback whale, who got entangled in it near Cala Millor beach
Specialists from the Oceanography Foundation who examined the whale said it was extremely weak and had several cuts to its dorsal fin
They decided the massive animal would not survive a return to the sea and it died soon afterwards
‘It is horrible. This has been really depressing,’ said Gigi Torras, a marine biologist who took part in the original rescue
‘We would have caused more injuries and made its condition worse and it would possibly have been back on the sand the next day,’ Jose Luis Crespo, head of conservation at the Oceanography Foundation, said in a statement, explaining the decision not to try to return the whale to the sea
‘We would have caused more injuries and made its condition worse and it would possibly have been back on the sand the next day,’ Jose Luis Crespo, head of conservation at the Oceanography Foundation, said in a statement, explaining the decision not to try to return the whale to the sea.
Nicknamed ‘Walls of Death’ because of the amount of other sea life they catch in addition to the fish they are set for, drift nets were banned by the United Nations 30 years ago.
‘These nets have been illegal for three decades. They do not target anything but just capture everything. I hope this opens people’s eyes to the damage they are causing to the oceans,’ said Torras, owner of the Albatros diving centre in Mallorca.
Nicknamed ‘Walls of Death’ because of the amount of other sea life they catch in addition to the fish they are set for, drift nets were banned by the United Nations 30 years ago
‘These nets have been illegal for three decades. They do not target anything but just capture everything. I hope this opens people’s eyes to the damage they are causing to the oceans,’ said Torras, owner of the Albatros diving centre in Mallorca
A 30-tonne, 14-metre-long whale that washed up dead on the beach is moved by an excavator, in the Valencian town of Tavernes de la Valldigna
