Sadly, over 86% of North Atlantic right whales become entangled (缠住)in fishing nets in their lifetime Cathy in charge of Nat. Geo Kids caught up with Moira. Senior Scientist with the Canadian Whale Institute, to find out more ... started travelling further north to find food. Their journey takes them through busy shipping areas. Sadly, this makes them h easily because of being struck by boats or caught up in fishing nets.
Cathy: What's being done to help the whales?
Moira: The Canadian Government, the shipping and fishing industries and scientists are all working together—we have suggested lower s limits for boats and are figuring out how we can stop whale entanglements. Here in the Bay of Fundy. I helped set up a rescue t made up of local fisherman. They learned about whale behavior and received special training in how to free whales from fishing nets s.
Moira: We jump in our rescue boat and head out to sea. Every entanglement is different depending on the kind of whale, the type of fishing net it's tangled in and w. It's caught on the whale's body. We use special tools to cut the ropes, which can take several hours, sometimes even days, to cut loose, it's d to work with animals in water-just imagine trying to cut a rope off a 60-ton whale!
Cathy: Amazing! What can Nat Geo Kids readers do to help?
Moira: The best thing you can do is to care for our oceans. Most importantly, learn about our oceans and inspire your friends and family to learn and care about them, too!
Cathy: Thanks, Moira. Keep up the great work!
