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Dead Right Whale Entanglement Confirmed as Maine Lobster Gear

Oct 2, 2024 | Urgent News

NOAA FISHERIES – UPDATE: On October 2 2024, NOAA Fisheries released an update on necropsy findings from histopathology and diagnostic analysis of tissues from dead right whale #5120. The cause of death is determined to be from a chronic gear entanglement....

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