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Michael Fishbach, co-founder of The Great Whale Conservancy (GWC), narrates his encounter with a young humpback whale entangled in local fishing nets.
At first, the animal appeared to be dead, yet Fishbach investigated and quickly discovered that the poor creature was tangled in a fishing net. The humans had to act fast; what began as a tragedy soon became a thrilling rescue as Fishbach and his crew labored to free the young whale. The entire encounter was caught on videotape and later narrated by Fishbach himself.
This young whale knows how to show appreciation by treating them to a magnificent aerial spectacle after it was finally freed.
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The whale puts on a splendid show of joy and gratitude at being free from a nylon fishing net that surely would have been the death of her, if not for these courageous people. At one point a man jumps in the water with his snorkel and mask and a small knife looking to cut the whale loose. Selfless actions to save a magnificent creature.
The humpback whale which was freed from almost certain death by three men off the coast of California repaid the favour to its rescuers with a breathtaking display of breaches and dives.
The amazing hour-long performance was caught on camera moments after the creature was cut free from fishing nets.
When the boat came across the whale it was trapped with its tail and flippers hopelessly entangled in the nets.helpless humpback whale
The whale watchers first thought the humpback was already dead as it was floating on top of the water.
But then it let out a loud breath through its blow hole.
Michael Fishbach decided the best thing to do was to get into the water and snorkel alongside the stricken whale.
He said: 'As I swam alongside the animal our eyes met.
'There were no words we could share but I wanted to let the whale know that we were there to help.
'It took some effort to stay focused given the great emotion of the moment.
'The sight of this large and beautiful creature trapped and so close to death was almost overwhelming.
Danger: The huge creature could have easily overturned the boat but the rescuers were determined to cut the nets away.
'I must admit I was a bit scared because I knew the whale was frightened and fatigued but could still kill me with one panicked movement.'
He said the whale's tail was so entangled that it was weighed down by about 15ft.
Michael got back on the boat and tried to cut the net off the whale with a small knife.
The trio managed to free one of the fins but the whale sensed freedom and swam away, pulling the boat with it.
But eventually it surfaced again and more net was cut away.
After about an hour of working the whale was totally free.
They pulled the remaining fish net onto the boat and watched the whale give a dramatic show of freedom.
The humpback whale which was freed from almost certain death by three men off the coast of California repaid the favour to its rescuers with a breathtaking display of breaches and dives.
The amazing hour-long performance was caught on camera moments after the creature was cut free from fishing nets.
When the boat came across the whale it was trapped with its tail and flippers hopelessly entangled in the nets.helpless humpback whale
The whale watchers first thought the humpback was already dead as it was floating on top of the water.
But then it let out a loud breath through its blow hole.
Michael Fishbach decided the best thing to do was to get into the water and snorkel alongside the stricken whale.
He said: 'As I swam alongside the animal our eyes met.
'There were no words we could share but I wanted to let the whale know that we were there to help.
'It took some effort to stay focused given the great emotion of the moment.
'The sight of this large and beautiful creature trapped and so close to death was almost overwhelming.
Danger: The huge creature could have easily overturned the boat but the rescuers were determined to cut the nets away.
'I must admit I was a bit scared because I knew the whale was frightened and fatigued but could still kill me with one panicked movement.'
He said the whale's tail was so entangled that it was weighed down by about 15ft.
Michael got back on the boat and tried to cut the net off the whale with a small knife.
The trio managed to free one of the fins but the whale sensed freedom and swam away, pulling the boat with it.
But eventually it surfaced again and more net was cut away.
After about an hour of working the whale was totally free.
They pulled the remaining fish net onto the boat and watched the whale give a dramatic show of freedom.
Spectacular: The huge whale shows its splendour as it jumps out of the water
For the next hour they watched the whale breach around 40 times and then dive down waving its tail above the water.
Michael said: 'We all believed it was a least a show of pure joy, if not thanks.
'We were all proud and thrilled that we saved this fantastic young life.
'It was an incredible experience that none of us will ever forget.'
On the video a small girl can be heard saying: 'I know what she is doing. She is showing us that she is free.
Her mother replies to her: 'I think she is showing us a thank you dance.'
Michael spends two months every winter photographing whales in the Sea of Cortez.
He is the co-founder of the Great Whale Conservancy (GWC) Blue Whale Protection Program, set up to protect whales along the California coast from ship-strike caused injuries and death.
Thank you: The whale performed around 40 breaches and tail slaps in the hour after being freed
The whole rescue was captured on camera off the coast of California
