[CINC] entangled Grays, rescue attempts (OC); spouts seen near Anacapa, ground soft

[Marty Flam]

 [Dana Point, Newport Beach, Long Beach Harbor,  Sat., Wed., gill net, lobster trap, polypropylene, Capt. Dave, Pacific Marine Mammal Rescue, Pete Thomas]


http://www.petethomasoutdoors.com/2012/03/another-entangled-gray-whale-discovered-off-orange-county.html 

"The good news is that because of the story, so many people now know that millions of dolphins and whales are killed by this type of fishing gear," he said. "So the whale's life will not have been for nothing." 

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Aboard Ocean Ranger Wednesday morning,  we saw  what  I presume were Pacific Grays or Humpbacks, spouts probably several miles north east of East Anacapa while traveling with Channel Islands Restoration to Anacapa as work leader for the NPS  project for removal of ice-plant and restoration of  native plants.  The rain softened the ground, wonderful for both weeding and planting, as well as hydrating recent transplants from nursery to field.

Marty F.
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