Previously Entangled North Atlantic Right Whale Spotted Off Massachusetts Coast With New Gear
Snow Cone (#3560), a North Atlantic right whale that was spotted in April entangled in rope off Cape Cod, was sighted again on September 21. Scientists with the New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team were flying 15 miles south of Nantucket on Wednesday when they found Snow Cone “actively entangled.” According to the New England Aquarium, the endangered whale is entangled in new fishing gear, while still carrying gear from a previous incident. She is said to be in “poor health...
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