Captain seeks to save whales snared in fishing nets



(CBS News) Deep-sea fishermen are not usually looking to land a whale. But the fishing line and nets they leave behind are often blamed for a huge loss of ocean life.

According to one estimate, abandoned fishing gear kills more than 300,000 whales and dolphins every year.

However, one man is trying to turn that around. On Captain Dave Anderson's whale watching boat, the mission goes beyond giving tourists an adventure. It also might be called "mission nearly impossible." Anderson hunts for whales tangled in old fishing nets.

Anderson told CBS News, "The problem with fishing gear is that it is really hard to see."

Though almost invisible, fishing nets can injure or even kill a 150-ton whale.

Anderson explained to his whale watching group, "The gill nets are like a curtain - a curtain of death." Read More

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