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A trained team from the West Coast Large Whale Entanglement Response Program works to free an entangled gray whale off the coast of Orange County, Calif., in December 2017. Credit: West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network

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Whale Entanglements in Fishing Gear Surge Off U.S. West Coast During Marine Heatwaves

March 1, 2026

Each spring, humpback whales start to feed off the coast of California and Oregon on dense schools of…