Our Marine Mammal Rescue and Whale Protection Units collaborated with Straitwatch (Cetus Research & Conservation Society) to free a humpback whale entangled in fishing gear near Comox B.C., last week. The team was able to secure a satellite tag to the trailing gear to follow the whale’s path from a distance. The operation lasted well into the night as our team used specialized equipment to remove the 50 metres of fishing gear that was tangled through the whale’s mouth and along its body. The suc