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http://usresponserestoration.wordpress.com/2014/10/29/untangling-both-a-whale-and-why-marine-life-get-mixed-up-with-our-trash/ Untangling Both a Whale and Why Marine Life Get Mixed up With Our Trash October 29, 2014 by Ashley Braun In the United States alone, scientific reports show at least 115 different species of marine life have gotten tangled up?literally?in the issue of marine debris. And when you look across the globe that number jumps to 200 species. Those animals affected range from marine mammals and sea turtles to sea birds, fish, and invertebrates. Sadly, a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming in the blue waters off of Maui, Hawaii, got first-hand experience with this issue in February 2014. Luckily, trained responders from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary were able to remove the long tangle of fishing rope wrapped around the whale?s head, mouth, and right pectoral fin. According to NOAA?s National Marine Sanctuaries: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb4-cRzbHvBJyBiN4yw4FQXX4yV0dDjZp Entangled Humpback Whale Freed from Marine Debris - Maui 02.19.14 http://youtu.be/1YmZMdF5bA8 Humpback Whale Cut Free from Marine Debris - Maui 02.19.14 (Part 1) NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Published on 21 Feb 2014 On Feb. 19, 2014, trained responders from Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary disentangled a humpback whale from life-threatening marine debris off Maui. This video shows the entangled whale just before the response effort. Find out more at http://go.usa.gov/BsMe Credit: J. Moore - NOAA MMHSRP Permit #932-1905 http://www.youtube.com/user/sanctuaries
