Humpback Whale Entangled Head to Tail in Fishing Nets off Maui, Dragging Buoys

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Federal officials spent Thursday afternoon trying to free a whale caught in fishing nets off Maui, according to the AP. 

The Coast Guard said Thursday it received a call from a charter boat reporting an adult male humpback whale was entangled in fishing nets from head to tail. The boat reported that the whale was dragging two orange buoys in the water off Maui.

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