Crews are working to rescue a gray whale entangled in fishing line off the California coast.
According to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center, the 40-foot whale is towing about 50 to 100 feet of line on one of its fins and in its mouth.
Rescue teams attached buoys to the whale to help track it as they try to get into a good position to cut the line.
Last month, two California gray whales were tangled in netting or fishing gear off the Orange County coast and were later rescued, though one of the whales may have later died.
The first wave of northbound whales passed by Southern California in March and continue to filter through and up the coast. Now, a second wave of these incredible creatures is making their way up the coast and should continue to delight Southern California whale watchers for weeks to come.
The northbound gray whales pass by some of the largest cities in the world. That brings with it some inherent dangers such as ship traffic. Another major obstacle for cow/calf pairs is predation from killer whales. Gray whales are an important food source for killer whale. One calf can feed up to 30 killer whales, serving as an important supplement to the orca's more regular diet of sea lions and other smaller mammals.
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