Tag: fishing nets
Loggerhead sea turtle Stitch returns to sea after rehabilitation in Israel
After months of rehabilitation at Israel's Sea Turtle Rescue Center, the loggerhead sea turtle Stitch was released back to sea on Thursday.
Young humpback whale stuck in fishing nets rescued by Australian police
Australian marine police rescued a juvenile humpback whale trapped in fishing nets off the coast of Sydney. Police send a search helicopter to waters near Bondi Beach after people reported a whale in distress.
Cameras reveal reef shark populations in decline
A global survey has revealed a shocking decline in the number of reef sharks, with the predators
'functionally extinct' on nearly 20 percent of sites studied.
Fury the sperm whale caught in nets near Sicily, difficult to set free
The Italian coastguard has been working for days to free the massive sperm whale Fury. She got stuck in an abandoned fishing net in open sea...
Dolphins are dying and washing up on France’s shores in record numbers
Dead dolphins are washing up on France's Atlantic coast in extremely high numbers. The local populations of the mammals are at risk, marine biologists say.