Whale entangled in fishing net

Whale entangled in fishing net

TSUNA, Japan - A whale is pulled up at a fishing port in Tsuna on Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture after it became entangled in a fishing net in the sea 2 kilometers off the port in Osaka Bay. The 9.8-meter whale was already dead when it was found.

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