Snow Cone, the entangled right whale mom, now emaciated and covered in lice
was carrying even more fishing gear with her this time, while still having the previous ropes around with her.
Right whales are approaching extinction. According to NOAA, there are less than 350 individuals remaining, and there may be fewer than 100 breeding females. One of the major threats facing the species is getting entangled in commercial fishing gear. A picture shows the sighting of Snow Cone on September 22. She was covered in lice and carrying even more fishing gear.Researchers were shocked at the decline in the whale's health, the aquarium said in a press release. The whale's health has declined dramatically since she was last seen in July 2022.
It appears the fishing rope has drained her, preventing her from swimming efficiently. She was spotted covered in orange cyamids, also known as whale lice. According to the New England Aquarium, this is an indicator that her swimming speeds are slowing. She was also covered in marks, suggesting the fishing gear is causing severe injury.
Research Assistant Sharon Hsu, who was part of the team documenting the sighting, said 18 months ago that had been hope of freeing the whale, but after this recent sighting, there is"no longer hope for her survival."After the sighting, the scientists contacted the Center for Coastal Studies to initiate disentanglement efforts, but due to the conditions, and how far away she was swimming, they could not undertake action immediately.
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