Scientists, Fishermen Tackle Problem Of Whales Entangled In Ropes

Environmental activism helped put a stop to commercial whaling, and populations of humpbacks and other whales have rebounded since the 1970s. But one species of whales is particularly endangered — the North Atlantic right whale.

While scientists aren’t always sure of what is killing whales, one of the biggest dangers the animals face is getting tangled in ropes.

Sam Evans-Brown of Here & Now contributor New Hampshire Public Radio reports on what researchers and fisherman are doing to protect whales from ropes.

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Sam Evans-Brown, host of New Hampshire Public Radio's Outside/In. He tweets @samebnhpr.