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Humpback Whale Freed From Entanglement In Unalaska Bay

KUCB | By Laura Kraegel
Published October 25, 2018 at 12:58 PM AKDT
Andy Dietrick / NMFS (NOAA MMHSRP Permit # 18786-03)

Unalaskans helped to free a humpback whale last weekend after it was caught in fishing lines and buoys in Unalaska Bay.

Credit Andy Dietrick / NMFS (NOAA MMHSRP Permit # 18786-03)
The response team included Unalaska residents, as well as officials from NOAA, the City of Unalaska, and Alaska Sea Grant.

A responder with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) led the disentanglement team, which included local port officials, NOAA officers, and residents like Andy Dietrick and Dan and Sue Magone.

KUCB's Laura Kraegel spoke with John Moran about his team's 12-hour response that spanned two days.

If you see a marine mammal in distress, report the sighting to the Marine Mammal Stranding Network at 1-877-925-7773.

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Laura Kraegel
Laura Kraegel reported for KUCB from 2016 until 2020. She was KUCB's news director starting in 2019. We are proud to have her back in the spring of 2023 filling in as an interim reporter for KUCB.
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