A third endangered North Atlantic right whale was found tangled in fishing gear off the East Coast last Monday, just days after two others had been recovered in critical condition near Nantucket.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found a North Atlantic right whale stuck about 60 miles east of the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Dec. 16. It was critically injured and likely to die, NOAA said.
“Entanglement response teams are on alert, although current weather conditions in the area are not safe for mounting an immediate response. As future conditions permit, we will work with authorized responders and trained experts to monitor the whale,” NOAA said in a statement.
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The prior two snared whales were both found on Dec. 9 just 50 miles off the Massachusetts coast. One was also seriously injured and was expected to die.
