{"id":238364,"date":"2025-10-25T03:21:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T03:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/238364\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T03:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T03:21:09","slug":"humpback-whale-astroboy-is-untangled-from-140-metres-of-rope-off-vancouver-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/238364\/","title":{"rendered":"Humpback whale Astroboy is untangled from 140 metres of rope off Vancouver Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fisheries Department officers training for marine mammal rescues in the waters off Nanaimo, B.C., found themselves doing the real thing earlier this week.<\/p>\n

The department says in a statement that an entangled humpback whale was spotted by a whale watching company on Wednesday in that area of the Georgia Strait.<\/p>\n

The rescue team managed to attach a satellite tag to the fishing gear and the drag of the tag pulled off about 140 metres of poly-steel rope.<\/p>\n

The statement says the freed humpback, nicknamed Astroboy, is a Hawaiian whale that migrates to B.C. waters.<\/p>\n

The department says debris is a real problem for marine mammals.<\/p>\n

It says the public can help prevent entanglements by cutting packing material, banding, rope and other looped material before throwing it away and not putting it in the marine environment.<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2025.<\/p>\n

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