John :au: :hb:<p>At least 45 <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whales</span></a> were <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/entangled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entangled</span></a> by fishing ropes & line on the east coast of <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> in 2024, & experts are calling for better management of <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/industrialfishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industrialfishing</span></a> gear to prevent marine mammals suffering.</p><p>Dr Olaf Meynecke, a marine scientist at Griffith University, said he believes the true figure is about 100. “They’re really just the tip of the iceberg,” he said. </p><p><a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/HumpbackWhales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumpbackWhales</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/11/scientists-urge-coordinated-effort-to-stop-whales-getting-tangled" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jan/11/scientists-urge-coordinated-effort-to-stop-whales-getting-tangled</span></a></p>