Video: Young Humpback Whale Freed From Fishing Gear Off Hawaii

The Associated Press
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HONOLULU—A number of private boats helped a team of federal responders free a young humpback whale from heavy gauge fishing gear off Hawaii, officials said Thursday, March 7.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a joint statement that the “subadult” humpback was first spotted Wednesday morning by a dive boat off Maui.