Whale Rescue: Artemis Freed from Nets

A three-year-old humpback whale named Artemis got tangled in crab fishing gear off the Strait of Georgia, stuck for days—until a joint rescue effort by the Royal Canadian Navy and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans finally freed him on June 14th. The painstaking, multi-day operation highlights the growing threat of marine debris as whale populations rebound, with experts warning that hundreds of thousands of tons of lost fishing gear endanger ocean life every year. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4d7d4f96b5a41e48