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A whale stuck in a fishing net is rescued in front of the Conchas Chinas Beach

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rescue-of-whale-in-netHeaded by the biologist Astrid Frish Jordán, of the civil association Ecology and Whale Conservation (ECOBAC), the rescuers supported the cetacean since Saturday

2014-02-03 11:04:58

Puerto Vallarta Jalisco News.- Members of the assistance network to whales on nets (RABEN) carry out maneuvers to free a hunchback whale from the remains of a fishing net at the interior of Banderas Bay.

Headed by the biologist Astrid Frish Jordán, of the civil association Ecology and Whale Conservation (ECOBAC), the rescuers have been supporting the whale since Saturday, when the cetacean was located at the height of Conchas Chinas Beach, Puerto Vallarta.

Using ships of approximately 8 meters in length, "Mosco" and "Marina", the officers of RABEN made maneuvers and asked for the support of Vallartan lifesavers to keep the ships from getting near the whale to avoid scaring her.

The presence of the people and the boats rattled the whale in excess before it was left completely free from the fishing net, for which the specialists decided to interrupt the work and continue it yesterday on Sunday since nine in the morning.

The whale moved to the northern part of Banderas Bay and at the moment of making this report, the members of the assistance network to whales on nets continued making the rescue efforts, as the animal still had an edge stuck in her body.

Since a few years ago, the number of sightings of whales entwined in fishing nets in Banderas Bay has increased. It is for this that efforts have begun to be made in the zone to free these great mammals from what would very likely be a slow and painful death.

RABEN Banderas Bay is composed by the Eighth Navy Zone of Puerto Vallarta, the Technological Institute of Banderas Bay, Ecotours of Mexico, Vallarta Adventures, Wildlife Connection and ECOBAC.

To finalize, it should be mentioned that this network is the first organized group of the country to do rescues and in fact it is one of the first groups in all of the Northern Pacific. The people who make up the network, have taken courses and are trained to act in an efficient and safe way.

[readon1 url="http://www.nnc.mx/notas/1391447098.php"]Source: NNC Translated by Rene Tripp[/readon1]