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PROVINCETOWN – The Center for Coastal Studies says a response team was able to disentangle a humpback whale calf off of Gloucester last Thursday.
The whale, identified as the calf of Scylla, was first noticed with the entanglement last Tuesday near Provincetown.
The Center says due to the young age of the animal, around five months old, the rope entanglement would have proved lethal, as humpback calves grow quickly while still nursing.
By Jim McCabe, CapeCod.com NewsCenter
About Jim McCabeJim McCabe is a native of (suburban) Philadelphia who has lived in New England and covered Cape Cod news since 2016. He is also the play-by-play announcer for the Cape-based Seahawks Hockey Club .
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