Crews face 'complex case' rescuing entangled North Atlantic right whale in St. Lawrence

A young whale first observed on June 22 off of New Brunswick has dragged fishing gear that’s stuck in its pectoral fins and mouth into the St. Lawrence Estuary. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada is co-ordinating a follow-up operation to help the whale.

Crews face 'complex case' rescuing entangled North Atlantic right whale in St. Lawrence
A man on a small boat sticks a pole into the water, where a whale is popping its head out of the water

A young whale first observed on June 22 off of New Brunswick has dragged fishing gear that’s stuck in its pectoral fins and mouth into the St. Lawrence Estuary. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada is co-ordinating a follow-up operation to help the whale.